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RABOW RAGE: KYRGYZ RAIL AGAST LGBT COMMUNY AFTER CENTRAL ASIA'S 'FIRST' GAY-PRI MARCH
The fact that a small group of LGBT supporters joed a Women's Day march Bishkek has unleashed a storm of anger, wh one lawmaker warng agast turng Kyrgyzstan to "Gayistan." * lgbt in central asia *
Acrdg to a report by Labrys, an LGBT anizatn, there was a 300 percent crease vlent attacks agast Bishkek’s gay muny followg the troductn of the proposed legislatn.
The stori clu the shuttg down of gay clubs, crashg private parti by patrtic groups, beatgs and sexual vlence. For example, November 2018 a bisexual man was beaten several tim and one of his attackers rved the word “gay” to his stomach. In such a homophobic atmosphere, even mted LGBT activists have admted to feelg powerls and unwillg to keep standg up for their suatn Tajikistan is hardly better than Kyrgyzstan.