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No, you can't yet say that about America right now. We are very concerned it's headed that way, but we're not there yet. There are actually laws in place to protect LGBTQ+ folks still.
But yes... The biggots are trying a fresh wave of cruelty, and one of their worst is about to take power.
Still, as of right now, America is lightyears ahead of China in this area.
It's really not from where I'm sitting in Australia. The main difference between the two is that the US has far less centralised laws. So you do have states where trans rights are solid, but then you have states like Florida, which is far worse than China where trans rights are just not really talked about.
I seriously would not boast that it is lightyears.