An advocacy group that served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Beijing has been shut down as part of a government pressure campaign against gay rights groups. The Beijing LGBT Center's shuttering Monday is a critical blow for the community that used to publicly advocate for their rights. It's part of a wider crackdown that had started under China’s leader Xi Jinping. The center often hosted public speakers, film screenings and other events. Censorship online and pressure from the government has contributed to many LGBTQ+ organizations closing. The group LGBT Rights Advocacy, which brought strategic lawsuits to push for policy change and rights, closed down in 2021 after its founder was detained.
Given the anti China stance of the western news media, does anyone have conext on this story?
Idk if this is real or anything, but If it is, idk why China doesn't just take a page from the GDR and Cuba book and just go full force with education and support for LGBT rights and education. Literally the solution to LGBT rights being a wedge to be used by the west to propagandize about China can be easily stopped by just supporting LGBT rights. Honestly the GDR's method was simple and brilliant
Idk if this is real or anything, but If it is, idk why China doesn't just take a page from the GDR and Cuba book and just go full force with education and support for LGBT rights and education. Literally the solution to LGBT rights being a wedge to be used by the west to propagandize about China can be easily stopped by just supporting LGBT rights. Honestly the GDR's method was simple and brilliant