So, no, I am not afraid. I think there’s a situation in the US where each side demonizes the other, and only the most extreme voices from both sides go viral, so they have a very negative view of the other side. But I do believe there is a lot of common-sense, middle-ground thinking that can bridge different communities, as long as there is mutual respect. Wherever I go in the US, whether I talk to liberals or conservatives, they are all very respectful, and I really have not faced any discrimination. In Taiwan, LGBTQ rights are not a polarizing issue. And precisely because it’s not polarizing, the kind of populist backlash you mentioned is not a problem here, in my view.

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