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What's the current state of LGBT rights in China? (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Last I’ve heard, there were some issues, but things were getting better. Now I have stumbled upon this headline and wish to know more details about the situation.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

considering some of the comments in this thread, I want to point out that

  1. it's perfectly fine to provide legitimate criticism of LGBTQ+ rights in any country
  2. you should be skeptical of articles like these in bourgeois media, particularly from the imperial core (that doesn't mean they should be dismissed, just viewed with a critical eye)
  3. while violations (or alleged violations) of LGBTQ+ rights are used as war propaganda by imperialists (e.g. the absence of pride parades in a non-Western country doesn't imply that they're outlawed), LGBTQ+ people were around long before capitalism and something like "LGBT is a Western invention" is not acceptable