Pride and prejudice: China’s LGBT crackdown

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Les personnes LGBTQIA+ sont victimes de stigmatisations, de discriminations et de violences partout dans le monde. Le respect de leurs droits fait par ailleurs l’objet d’une dissension mondiale qui s’étend plus largement aux questions de genre. Du point de vue occidental, les ...