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In recent years, China’s LGBTQ+ community has been swept up in the Chinese Communist party’s broader crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. In May 2023, a well known LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Beijing announced it was closing due to “unavoidable” circumstances. Last February, two university students filed a lawsuit against the education ministry after they were punished for distributing rainbow flags on campus.

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[–] Newtra@pawb.social 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Nooooo! Not Naomi!

I don't really follow her content, but I love her existence and all her efforts towards education and awareness on many topics.

I hope she's able to find freedom again somehow.

[–] Zworf@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Well she is in freedom, she was released. She's just not free to publish. So she is well but not able to do what she loved.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call it freedom. If she's treated like other "security threats" within China, then she does not have freedom to travel. She's likely limited to her city at most, perhaps even just a small area within and has to regularly report to local police. Think of it like probation for people convicted of actual crimes in the West, except without court order, for an unlimited amount of time and with the constant threat of being tortured/disappeared looming over her head. If Xi ever feels like tightening the thumb screws on the Chinese people even further, she'd probably feel the effects before many others. All of this comes with social consequences, as many friends and business partners will be scared away.

[–] SinAdjetivos@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

So... Just like probation?