I’m not sure what’s going on over there, but half the time I see a post from there or go into a comment section and it’s just…bad. Like old reddit the_donald bad. Constant trolling, etc. You TS just really bad vibes. I’ve been blocking the communities as they come up, but I’m not sure what else I can do.

  • Flinch [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    China has clinics dedicated specifically for trans people, especially trans youth ( https://www.gingerriver.com/p/story-of-teens-at-a-transgender-clinic ). I believe earlier in the thread someone linked sources regarding LGBT people in the Soviet Union, I don't have the sources on hand bu,t I can circle back to this comment when I get home from work.

    We do not support Russia, even though our comments are frequently misconstrued as such. Please, understand that criticizing politics in the western world does not equate support for Russia. Also, please understand that Hexbear is not a monolith. We have a wide range of users with a focus on left-unity, but we aren't a hivemind with the same uniform opinions.

    We do not shy away from mistakes that past socialist projects made, we attempt learn from those mistakes to build something better. Many socialist revolutionaries (Che and Fidel, to name a couple off the top of my head), recanted their backwards opinions upon learning more about queer issues.

    Am I saying that China or the USSR are perfect? Of course not. They've both made mistakes. The important thing is to realize the progress that has/had been made regarding minority rights in those nations.

    • Swiggles@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 months ago

      You know this is the first take I can actually mostly agree with. At least I can kinda understand it. I don't like the glossing over the human rights violations in support for any of the mentioned people, regimes or countries which let's be honest is a lot of baggage. Hence I reject to associate with any of that.

      Unfortunately your view seems to be mostly unique between all the other replies which either dodge or contradict the question you answered.

      Thank you for taking the time.

      • Flinch [he/him]
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        11 months ago

        Hey, no problem! I'm glad we could talk. If you're ever curious or have more questions, feel free to post in our daily megathreads, you'll always find a friendly group there!