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old school chinese folks are absolutely not LGBT friendly to say the least
They aren't LGBT friendly, but I don't think they are as bad as US conservatives. Most conservative Chinese people would talk behind your back like "look at that gay couple, so weird", but most people aren't gonna be shouting at your face or attacking you, at worst, you get get labeled the "weirdo" of the village. If you're in the city, that doesn't even matter much.
The CCP doesn't actively hunt down people unless they protest about it. It's sorta a "Don't ask, Don't tell" situation. You won't get protection from discrimination, you wont get LGBT media on tv, you can't have LGBT events in public, but at least you can quietly live your life.
You'll get protection if discrimination passes a certain point, but it's really more of a "hey you shouldn't treat people that way" and not a "hey you shouldn't treat gay people that way."
A lot of older Chinese people just feel that the Western LGBT environment is rather odd: the rampant sexualization and PDA is at odds with the traditionally conservative culture. If the LGBT movement had adopted a more traditional protest scheme rather than the flair of flamboyance it has today, it would have seen much more support in China imo.
Also, a lot of Chinese TV has homoerotic undertones, idk what you're watching.
American LGBT are attention whores. They wouldnt know how to live a quiet life.