"There are so many pieces of law now and this obviously won't be the last," says Vladimir Komov from Delo LGBT which provides legal assistance to the LGBT community.
It is not clear how many tens of thousands from the LGBT community have fled since 24 February, especially given the fear of mobilisation into the notoriously homophobic Russian armed forces but Mr Komov says he needs to defend the rights of those who stay. Despite the growing restrictions, the gay scene in cities like Moscow, St Petersburg or Sochi over the past decade was pretty vibrant. Gay clubs were packed. There would be no markings or advertising, but they weren't hard to find.Read more:"I was born in the year 2000 and most of my peers are LGBT friendly or they have a neutral attitude," says Robert, who lives as an openly gay man in Moscow.
Russia's parliamentarians are largely 40 plus at least, and they are legislating on behalf of younger generations, many of whom have grown up seeing things differently. One good illustration is the book that topped the bestseller lists this summer.
Shame we don't do the same in this country
Provoking use of words. The Russians simply do not want their kids being drilled in the classroom about sexuality or being pumped full of drugs b4 they even leave school (only 2 regret it later). Once adult they r free 2 make adult decisions.
I would take the Russian approach over drag queens and gender theory in primary schools any day.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »
Source: HuffPostUK - 🏆 108. / 51 Read more »