Honestly, it doesn't look too bad - and it looks like it's more open to the ideas of it all.
Or is hellworld just giving me rose colored desperation glasses?
Also, I titled it the way I did because they claim they did not use "transgender" in the study, as there is no "equivalent" word, and that it had to be described otherwise. Not sure how true that is.
I think the trend is the most encouraging thing. The introduction has some information from 2016 and it seems that things have progressed very fast.
In general, I think I'm incredibly hopeful for China here because I don't think they have the same barriers to gender - it'll be an interesting next decade for sure
In China that can happen lightning quick though from what we've seen on other public policy initiatives involving public opinion, and the public "hivemind" is much more plastic.
I am, in fact, a China stan 😅
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The adage "progress happens one death at a time" is no less true in China than it is on the west. My feeling is generally that the grassroots opinion on the country on LGBT issues is good or getting there, and they're just waiting on enough CPC fossils to die to see it reflect in policy.
I totally agree. And it's certainly hopeful thinking to assume anything from this. But considering it's a western sourced survey, I would presume they would go full hit-piece, but it seems very positive. I'm inclined to give the study the benefit of the doubt, I would presume they wouldn't absolutely waste their time and money without feeling they could encapsulate the language divide. Or maybe I'm just giving too much credit to the study mills 🤷♀️
