Two countries, one system: like Russia, China is riding a wave of state-sponsored homophobia
SOCIETY Two countries, one system: like Russia, China is riding a wave of state-sponsored homophobia 17 June 2024 Russia and China are currently united by many things — a natural gas pipeline, mutual antipathy towards Washington, authoritarian politics, and, increasingly, a state-sponsored homophobic agenda. In both countries, LGBTQ activists are persecuted, open homosexuality is banned from television, and the display of rainbow flags is penalized.