Critics charged the GIO with "anti-gay discrimination." Those familiar with the inside story, however, understand that the GIO's reason for not subsidizing Not Simply a Wedding Banquet had nothing to do with the documentary's gay subject matter. It was simply that Chen had made a video, which did not conform to the GIO's rule of subsidizing only cinematic films.
然而國內拍攝紀錄片的人士都知道，新聞局無法補助《不只是喜宴》，並非影片內容觸及同性戀情節，而是拍攝方式為「錄影帶」，與補助規定中的「電影影片」不符。