After endurg months of homophobic attacks, cludg gunfire and toxic gas, Rsia's largt gay nightclub, Central Statn, has fally closed s doors for good.
Contents:
- THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
- RSIA'S LARGT GAY NIGHTCLUB STRIV TO BE A HAVEN DPE HORRIFIC ATTACKS
- ‘I’M AAID FOR MY FUTURE’: PROPOSED LAWS THREATEN GAY LIFE RSIA
- THE 5 BEST CENTRAL RSIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CENTRAL RSIA
- THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
- RSIA'S LARGT GAY CLUB HAS SHUT DOWN
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RSIA'S LARGT GAY NIGHTCLUB STRIV TO BE A HAVEN DPE HORRIFIC ATTACKS
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12, 2014— -- As Rsia enjoys the spotlight that sh om the multibilln-dollar splendor of the Sochi Wter Olympics, over Mosw, dismay ns through Central Statn, Rsia's largt gay s bullet-sprayed doors and protective razor-wire fencg, Central Statn management says has been subjected to shootgs, water and gas attacks, and vandalism. Consired by many patrons as "the cultural center" for gays Rsia, the lively venue is known for s lorful, irreverent drag shows and morn hoe mic.
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But the staff says a recent spate of homophobic attacks has terrified the gay muny say 's all part of an tensifyg anti-gay sentiment Rsia, a untry that's never been wily acceptg of homosexualy, but recently has been flamed by a ntroversial anti-gay propaganda law, signed by Print Put last June, bans the "propaganda of non-tradnal relatnships" to mors, and has received ternatnal nmnatn. It claims to protect children om rmatn about homosexualy, but human rights activists say 's really a crackdown on gay rights, a form of stutnalized homophobia meant to supprs gay-rights activists om holdg public events and gay people om livg their liv openly.
"Cizens who have protted the law before and after s passage have been vlently acsted and attacked by anti-gay activists who claim to favor "tradnal" Rsian valu.
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People unfurlg rabow flags and other pro-gay displays have been aggrsively taed.
The law arguably has embolned a new wave of discrimatn and vlence, cludg vigilante groups that lure gay teens onle, then torture and huiate them. "Nightle" spoke to several members of the gay muny Mosw and Central Statn patrons.
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" "Now they thk that gay people n harm children. ""Alexei" says he is "100 percent gay, " but acts straight public to survive. "For gay society, this club is very important, " said club manager Andrew Lishchsky.
It's a symbol that the rights of gays are not discrimated. In a society where gays are hated and reviled, Alexei said, drag is empowerg. "In October, an unintified gang of men hung signs that said "gay club entrance" to ensure that no one uld enter Central Statn anonymoly.
RSIA'S LARGT GAY CLUB HAS SHUT DOWN
"The sign means exactly: gay people, the people of the send class, are here this buildg. "Lishchsky, the club manager, said the signs have led to a new spike gay mugggs and bashgs outsi the club.
"They say, 'We would like to kill gays.