‘It’s difficult to survive’: China’s LGBTQ+ advocates​ face jail and forced confession
www.theguardian.com
Trans and queer people and their supporters suffer ‘systemic persecution’ as country pushes increasingly conservative values

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.

  • Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    Yes, the family involved in the situation is terrible and abusive

    Did you choose to just ignore this statement and others I wrote to make my position clear? I understand why you're angry, but you are completely misreading what I am saying to an absurd degree.

    I am clearly making an argument that Mei being questioned by the police for kidnapping is not indicative of systematic discrimination.

    You can choose to disagree with that statement, vehemently if you prefer. But you're arguing against a construct where I said that transphobia is a-okay and that Ying's treatment is acceptable. I didn't say that so there's not much for me to object.

    As you know, Lemmygrad is an instance where we see LGBT liberation as a core tenet, so I think you're misreading the room here. We are objecting to Western slander of gay and trans genocide in China. That's very different from thinking that the state of affairs in China's acceptable.

    • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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      10 months ago

      I was not discussing the slander of the Chinese by western media. I was disgusted at your time regarding the ancedote.

      So this is the main anecdote in the article. The police and the family are rather understandable.

      but the idea of child becoming an absolute adult at the age of 18 is an American idea so it’s also understandable in cultural context to return a 19 year old.

      Chinese law states an individual is a complete adult at 18.