I would like to add that it's also not entirely fair to regard China's stance on queer rights as something monolithic across all of the country - I'd bet I would be able to live comfortably in Shanghai or Chongqing as a trans woman if I just don't step too much into the countryside. Sadly, I would also probably need to give up my dreams of visiting Xizang, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
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In general I'd say it looks like China is behind the West on queer rights but only by maybe two or three decades
In some areas such as same-sex marriages not being legally recognised sure. In others China is ahead imo: they have state run clinics for trans youth to aid transition for younger people especially(the clinic in the article I linked is based in the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai) whereas western countries like the US and UK have active anti-trans laws in place e.g. banning puberty blockers, changing their official definition of 'women' to be based on chromosome pairing etc
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"This video is sponsored by War Thunder"
wrf? 😂
I've seen this guy's videos before. They're not too bad and I think he knows what's up but is one of the many content creators that masks it to keep his videos palatable to youtube liberals.
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I watched this video like a year ago, and maybe it mentioned here or somewhere else, but i do remember hearing that the more reactionary sides of China when it comes to queernes are generally in the country side.
It's important to keep in kind that China is a massive country with one of the largest populations in the world, amongst also being a civilisation that has been around for thousands of years, it's stupid to think all chinese people are a monolith and view queernes the same, i know amongst young people in China queernes is viewed a lot better and pro-queer sentiments are growing.
It's also really dumb for rightwing and China bad people to try and depict China as this hell for queer people, it mostly comes from the fact that all they know about China is what western media and governments say about it.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
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