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Ling’er, a 28-year-old transgender woman in China, won a record 60,000 yuan ($8,200 USD) in compensation after being subjected to involuntary electroshock conversion therapy at a hospital.

Her parents admitted her in 2022, opposing her gender identity, and she endured seven sessions over 97 days, causing lasting health issues.

The court ruled her personal rights were violated, marking the first legal victory for a trans person against such practices in China.

LGBTQ+ advocates hailed the decision, highlighting persistent challenges and legal grey areas surrounding conversion practices in the country.

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

this is an achievement BECAUSE it's China, how tf is this a w

[–] parpol@programming.dev 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It is a major step forward for trans rights in China which is a win. They've been virtually non-existent.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's a w for the trans people in china not a w for china

[–] parpol@programming.dev 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean sure, if you don't consider the people of china to be China, but we're going down semantics here.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Believe it or not, people who happen to be born in a place are not interchangeable with the authoritarian government that rules over them.

[–] parpol@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And government does not equal country. However both the goverment and the people are part of the country. When Chinese people win, the country wins. I said China, I.e. the country, not the government. If I had been talking about the government I would have said the CCP, which I am not trying to lift up in my comment. Fuck the CCP.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A country IS a government, it's just an organization represented by an arbitrary line on a map run by people who embrace violence to take power and resources from other people.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

yeah nah the people of china aren't the same thing as the judicial system of china

[–] parpol@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I never said the judicial system of China, I said China as in the country, people of China are a subset of China the country, therefore a Chinese people W is a China W. Can we stop this pointless conversation now?

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It's impossible to have a conversation here without a half dozen people chiming in with "ackshually!

I, and every other neuro-normal person knew what you meant. I'd wager the commenter did too they just didn't know how to contribute because the social skills thing.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 days ago

you kinda implied it's a w by the judicial system of china when you made that first comment, otherwise it doesn't make much sense. A 'w' imo usually refers to good brought as a result of a party's active actions, and if you meant the people when you said china it really wouldn't make sense because it's mostly a dictatorship.

anyway I'm good to stop having the argument now, you don't have to reply