Fd out why a teen Rsia was arrted for "gay propaganda" after savg photos on his puter.
Contents:
- WHO CONTROLS A GAY RSIAN TEEN-AGER’S STORY?
- GAY RSIAN TEENS MUNITE SECRET TO AVOID LAW ON 'PROPAGANDA'
- A RSIAN TEEN WAS REPORTEDLY ARRTED FOR "GAY PROPAGANDA"
WHO CONTROLS A GAY RSIAN TEEN-AGER’S STORY?
In December 2022, Rsia expand s existg “gay propaganda” law to exert ntrol over public discsns and narrativ surroundg non-heterosexual relatnships and inti. As a gay man a untry that ma anti-gay iology a foundatn of s anti-Ukrae propaganda, he feared for his life every day. In his seven years as a gay activist, Maysky has never seen Rsian-speakg LGBTQ+ immigrants g to California such great numbers.
Petersburg who left Rsia after his parents threatened to sue his therapist who backed him receivg hormone therapy; and Ivan, 18, who is gay, half Rsian and half Ukraian, and “didn’t want to kill people. Thoands of members of the LGBTQ+ muny are fleeg Rsia’s anti-gay laws.
“My parents are very nservative and they don’t believe gay people should exist, ” said Max, who didn’t disclose his last name for fear of retaliatn agast his parents who live St. Most of his iends are the closet or fled the untry — and many of them, he said, were vlently attacked by anti-gay groups before they left. Thoands of members of the LGBTQ+ muny are fleeg Rsia due to anti-gay laws.
GAY RSIAN TEENS MUNITE SECRET TO AVOID LAW ON 'PROPAGANDA'
A survey published 2020 by Mosw-based non-ernmental rearch anizatn the Levada Center, found that about 30% of Rsians wanted to isolate gay people om society. One of the rearchers, Ekatera Kochega, told NBC News that many Rsians “would not want to see gay people existg. Although is not illegal to be an LGBTQ+ person Rsia, a ago the Kreml passed a so-lled “gay propaganda law” banng the distributn of rmatn about gay relatnships among mors.
A RSIAN TEEN WAS REPORTEDLY ARRTED FOR "GAY PROPAGANDA"
Maksim and Dmrii say they n’t wa to marry and start a fay, somethg that they, as gay men, wouldn’t be able to experience back home. ”The ban marks the latt phase a rollback of rights for gay and transgenr people Rsia.