I have been lurking on Chinese social media because I’m sort of a native Chinese speaker. In China’s leftist scene, a lot of the “patriot”, anti-imperialist, pro-CPC folks are extremely anti-feminist, anti-LGBT, racist, xenophobic, anti-semitic, and islamophobic.
Of course CPC itself doesn’t slightly take those stances. However I’m worried if it grows out of control it might be a problem in the future, as some of those leftist influencers have millions of social media followers.
Is the Beijing LGBT Center considered reliable for stats? (Not that their website is working right now)
I recall seeing that they report widespread depression, suicidal thoughts, and difficulty in public spaces for transpeople. So I assumed that meant conditions for lgbt people haven’t really improved that much, combined with the state not having any real preventative measures against discrimination (though I’ve seen a few regional court cases where they rule in favor of an lgbt person, it’s not exactly comprehensive). Gay marriage still isn’t legal. Though if you’re using the USA as a metric, the baseline for what’s considered ‘an improvement’ can vary wildly between comparisons to NYC or to Alabama.
General material conditions being better in China though? Yeah, I recognize that. My main thought process here is whether it’s cool with most bosses to show up to work and get a paycheck while being openly trans, because that’s where I’ve had the most issues.