Coverups aren't exclusive to gays, and coverups are universally condemned because of the dishonesty.

It's on you to elaborate your point.

I’ve literally seen every one of the situations I described play out, without a gay person in sight. (Though only attempted murder, not successful)

And notably, gay relationships of any gender don’t have a habit of getting anyone pregnant.

The described situation in the article is pretty tame by ‘hidden/forbidden relationship’ standards.

But then, I used to be a mandatory reporter.

It sounds like we agree in general.

Not great. But could be worse, and it seems like it was done mindfully with minimal damage. That’s the pragmatic part.

He could have been hooking up with randos at clubs (dramatically higher disease risk), or worse, instead of what seems like a relatively stable (outside) relationship?

I’ve seen a lot worse. Not condoning, but the math seems obvious.

And his daughter may not like it, but she’s also literally only here because of it. So….

In most of the major Asian cultures, you have a very specifically shaped box to fit in. If you refuse to fit in it, you’ll be hammered on until you do. It’s not a great environment if you’re not box shaped. But society doesn’t particularly care - this was especially true 30+ years ago.

Some exceptions of course (Thai, some areas in big cities), but it’s largely still the case.