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Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in China (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

With Chinese society increasingly tolerant of LGBTQ+ people, “the law should catch up”, said the activist.

Liberals will literally write that sentence and still deny that China is democratic

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I’m a bit confused. Wouldn’t that sentence imply that Chinese society isn’t democratic since the will of the people isn’t reflected in law?

(They still are)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

They can't say that because the countries they claim are democracies have the same problem

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I understand that you read it as "Well it should but we all know it will not", but in the context of the article the subtext is more like "generally when public opinion shifts the law follows"