As of at least 2023, Chinese public attitudes towards the LGBTQI community continues to become increasingly favorable.
Literally all that "article" says is that China has its issues but is making progress in the right direction.
The important thing is that LGBTQ people in China can and do currently live free, safe, and open lives, and that the state is consistently moving towards providing queer people with further right and protections.
How is that a different perspective?
big if true
true if big
Chengdu has a (positive) reputation of being China's most queer-friendly city, I guess she was drawing attention to that?
XHS is a platform dominated by young urban liberal women and isn't going to be particularly representative of Chinese society as a whole.
Like I don't think it's showing lies or anything, queer people can and do live safely and openly in China's cities, but the app might not show realities of rural conservatism, or the fact that homophobia is still very common within family units if not in broader society. Just something to be aware of.
Why? You just assume TEMU uses child labour because... vibes?