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[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn, there were so many of them that just originated from British colonialism.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The UK also left a lot of countries with the stinking first-past-the-post electoral system.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm starting to think that this British empire was evil...

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

United kingdom is still evil, but I wouldn't say that the 'empire' still exists.

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Hmm, not sure agree, it's just not as obvious now.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Save a spot for the US, if they re-do Lawrence v Texas I promise it won't go well with the current SCOTUS

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

6-3 down party lines

[–] will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I look at this map occasionally: https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index It's not very nuanced and it gets some minor stuff wrong with my country, but it's mostly correct.

[–] IndieSpren@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, according to the map, south Asia's got an inverse progressiveness on gender change vs homosexuality to most of the world.

In Pakistan, the map says enbies are recognized and gender change is legal with no restrictions like for minors, medical diagnosis, surgery, etc. However, if you have gay sex, you get thrown in prison for up to life.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

If you want to learn more, there’s a great video on this topic.

The Evolution of Vivian in Paper Mario, and Trans Rights in Japan:

https://youtu.be/PAtXGcnGi7I

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Thank you for the really cool resource!