As Russian President Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward becoming a closed-off, conservative society, ruled by “traditional values” and bound tightly to the Orthodox Church, with visions of a “Russian world” in opposition to the decadent, amoral West, the Russian parliament has expanded Moscow’s official discrimination against gays and others of non-heterosexual orientations.
Legal experts said the new ban was drafted vaguely to sow confusion and maximize the potential for prosecution and hefty fines against anyone engaging in public discourse that describes LGBTQ people in a positive, or even neutral, way — including in ads, books or online. The Washington Post spoke to members of Russia’s LGBTQ community to understand how the more draconian legislation has affected their lives.“I’ve been doing drag for over two years now, since I’ve moved to St. Petersburg. This is my main job and I’ve been working in a themed club but now the clubs can’t be positioning themselves as clubs for LGBTQ people or drag artists. They had to change logos.
These kinds of laws are always passed to broaden support for those in power and specifically appease the older population. It’s clear that lives of queer people will be worse as this law basically tries to say that we are perverts, and that greenlights violence and homophobia.”“I came out quite recently, this summer, but it gave me a certain level of internal freedom.
anti gay predates the invasion
Hitler, I mean Putin is a tyrannical bloody murderous dictator, he hates the LGBTQ Community, along with Ukrainians, other minorities. PutinPoopedHisPants
True Islam, the Islam of Prophet Muhammad SAW is that of peace, harmony and justice. A time will come when Islam and Muslims will be portrayed negatively and the world will be made to believe this. These dreams speak of the time before Imam Al-Mahdi.
Who cares. Gay or straight they will all be fertilizer.
The Russian LGBT community is just as imperialistic and chauvinistic. They are only interested in their asses. And many of them support Russia's actions. That's why I don't care about them.
LindseyBoylan The US security state is escorting fascist brown shirts as they attack LGBTQ events right now across the country, so pretty sure it doesn't give a fuck about the LGBTQ elsewhere. US weapons contractors help Saudi Arabia hunt down LGBTQ people, partly through social media
They must try togive a hand in the war to their country 😂
Wtf?
Wow, this was a waste of time
Who cares?
Ahh yes the biggest victims of the war, gay people. This obsession needs to stop.
Why don’t you ask them to immigrate to your land ?
Just for fun: how's it going for lgbtq people in the US and Ukraine?
countries considering LGB rights... are likely in fear of the T+ insanity.
American Delirium
What does Russia know? Just look at the west. The slippery slope was just a conspiracy theory.
Cringe
This is Western propaganda‼️
Weird. It was only a few years ago that gays were being tortured in Ukraine. But of course that was back when Ukraine was the most corrupt country try in the world and it was full of Nazis...and we know that's not true NOW, right?
God bless Russia and all who abhor un Godly actions like sodomy.
Go Putin! Seriously though, homosexuality isn't 'normal' the west should stop promoting it through that lens. homosexuality is an unfortunate condition that should be tolerated not encouraged.
😂😂😂😂 why are the majority pedophiles part of the LGBTQ?
When walls come tumbling down your under the rock with no place to place run
Seriously who GAF?! We have real and serious problems here in at home. WaCompost never disappoints.
You forgot the cosplay trans
What a trash news.
Unfortunately this is seen everywhere, whenever a government want to seem antiwest, they always take it out on the gay people in their country
Another 10 billion to Ukraine!!
Meanwhile, Ukrainian gays and lesbians are dying defending their land from the russians. Write me something more about the suffering of the russians, not enough hypocrisy 🥴
MAGA Russians the same as MAGA GOP
The murderous Islamic Republic regime has executed two more protesters MohammadMehdiKarami and MohammadHosseini. Shame on the global community and leaders for not stopping the IR’s atrocities! StopExecutionsInIran
Do you hear us? We shouted their names for two months. we asked everyone’s help for two months. We let the world know these two men are innocent and the IR intends to kill them. The Islamic Republic killed two more innocent people. MohammadMehdiKarami MohammadHoseini
Today, the bloodthirsty Islamist regime has executed 2 more innocent protesters: MohammadMehdiKarami MohammadHosseini These innocent idealistic young men put their lives in danger for democracy in Iran. We are mourning as a nation. StopExecutionInIran CNN CBC
The Regime in Iran executed two more protestors: MohammadMehdiKarami MohammadHosseini It will not stop with more talks and red carpets. We need to send a clear signal and treat them as what they are: terrorists.
This is absolute nonsense and lie
I am always wondering why people care with whom others are sleeping, it’s their business not yours. Back to the stone age
Do we suddenly have sympathy for Russians?
smells like more western propaganda
No kidding
Why would someone be gay in Russia?
Of course it did, fascism harms minorities of all stripes.