"BODY BLOW"The failure to recognise same-sex marriage was a "body blow", activist Peng Yanhui told AFP.China decriminalised homosexuality in 1997, and officially removed it from its list of mental illnesses in 2001.But in recent years, censors have muted discussions on social media, banned homosexuality in films and even prevented the sale of rainbow-themed items online.Hundreds of thousands wrote their personal stories and sent them to lawmakers as they pushed to influence changes to the marriage law - a type of civic movement "quite rare in China", Peng said.Officials told reporters last year they received more than 237,000 online suggestions and 5,600 letters suggesting the new code included same-sex marriage or changed the "definition.