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there is some truth to this. he doesn't elaborate on how the West was behind at the time (and I see no reason to believe Kollontai was bi or that China is currently advancing), but until Stalin took power, the Soviet Union was ahead in gay rights
Cuba is also indeed in a positive position right now. in 2019 they mass-raided dissidents to pass a new constitution that limited executive powers and is one of the only 7 constitutions in the world today to protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
"More progressive than the West was at that time" varies wildly - countries which had adopted the Napoleonic Code had largely retained the decriminalization of homosexuality - including France, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and much of Latin America.
I wouldn't consider Latin America part of "the West" but fair. I didn't know the Napoleonic Code has such a wide reach not just in spirit but also in text!
I'm not doubting you since you are PugJesus after all, but could you elaborate on the developments since the following passage until 1917, if time permits?
Many German states also used the Napoleonic Code until Prussia united them, at which point they used Prussia's code as a basis, which, notably, did retain criminalization of homosexuality.
Weirdly though it did also contain a legal basis for changing one's legal gender.