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How war makes kids grow up angry

It took two bombs to make Sasha’s younger brother blow a fuse. After almost four years of war, Ukrainian kids are growing up surrounded by violence, often mirroring it themselves.

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

A little Chinese boy watched Taiwanese shows every night before he went to sleep.
They speak the same language as he does, but it is a different world — freer, more diverse. It was a world he craved.
#taiwan

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

“As a minority growing up in China, this is the real Chinese culture I dream about,” said Light, a Chinese man who married his Taiwanese partner Eason in 2025.

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

The couple has been married for less than a year and describes their relationship as love at first sight. But Eason now faces the risk of being forced out of Taiwan, this safety haven, as tensions between his homeland and the island steadily escalate.

#china #marrige #taiwan

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019, making it the first Asian country to do so. Compared to other cross-national couples, Taiwan, with less of a language barrier, attracted more same-sex couples from China, who may have felt more repressed in their home country.
#gay #marrige

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

Some dreamed of staying in Taiwan permanently, but now face challenges as the Taiwanese government weighs national security concerns, fearing that Beijing is sending undercover agents to the island.
#taiwan #news

Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

Want to learn more about why same-sex couples from #China are facing uncertainty in Taiwan? Read the full story via the link https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/same-sex-couples-find-a-haven-in

Same-sex couples find a haven in Taiwan

Same-sex couples formed in China once found refuge on the island. Now, rising security anxieties are testing that promise.

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Tim Mak

@timkmak@journa.host replied · 2 days ago

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