It wouldn't be centralized. There would be multiple instances and you'd choose which one to use to host your account.
I like your idea, though. It doesn't solve the problem of moving your account from one Lemmy instance to another, for example, but it does reduce barriers to entry for other fediverse platforms.
Hmmm what if there was a new fediverse service dedicated to hosting fediverse accounts. You would choose an instance of that service to create an account and then use that account to register with a fediverse instance of Lemmy, Mastodon, etc. Kind of like you can login to various websites with your Google or Facebook account.
That would mean a single account could be used with any Fediverse service (Lemmy, Mastodon, etc.), all post history could be aggregated, and you could easily move from one instance to another.
Lemmy, Mastodon, etc., would have to be enhanced to accept this mode of registration of course.
It's not essential for me that these different platforms talk to each other. A microblogging platform doesn't need to (maybe even shouldn't) integrate with a forum or vice versa. Each has its own role and muddying the water doesn't bring any real benefit imo.
The fact that they are decentralized is what's important and the fediverse makes that possible for all platforms built upon it.
Moving an account from one instance to another is a real issue though, I agree with you there. Defederation would become less of a problem if you could easily move your account (with its post history) and communities you moderate to an instance that aligns with what you're looking for, assuming it exists. Ideally everyone would have their own personal instance, but that is probably not feasible for most people.
The stories say "a city in China," but it might have been referring to a region near China. There are plenty of Chinese Muslims tho. The evil sorcerer claims to be his paternal uncle and he's from Morocco or thereabouts, so Aladdin might have been an immigrant or half-Chinese.
Jasmine is actually a Disneyfication of the story. The Chinese Muslim princess was named "Badr Al-Badur" and she wore modest clothing and a face veil, but who in Hollywood wants to see that? Hence the revealing outfit.
I don't recall them moving away from the Chinese city upon marriage, but it's all fiction at the end of the day...
I haven't seen any studies, but I wouldn't be surprised if you're right. However, less religious is not the same as atheist or anti-religion.
There are plenty of folks that identify as LGBTQ as well as their allies that believe in God and may even participate or quasi-participate in organized religion. They will present arguments like, "God made them this way so who am I to hate them?" or, "We are all God's children," or what have you.
Anyways, an atheistic society doesn't guarantee an LGBTQ-friendly society.
Opposition to LGBTQ rights in modern Russia started under Stalin who was a supporter of the League of Militant Atheists and an avowed enemy to all religions. Soviet leaders after Stalin continued and in some cases intensified his anti-LGBTQ policies. Modern Russia simply inherited hostility for LGBTQ from pro-atheist USSR.
It's worth noting the Bolsheviks decriminalized homosexuality prior to Stalin taking power. Point is neither a religious nor atheist society will necessarily be better for LGBTQ rights. It depends on what flavor of religion or atheism is dominating society.
Just about every hospital near me was started by charitable religious folks. Religion has caused a lot of harm, but also tons of good. Let's not toss the baby out with the bathwater.
Maybe look for a webapp and put a shortcut on her home screen?