Explaer: Rsia pass expand ‘gay propaganda law’ | openDemocracy

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• RSIA TO GAYS: SHUT UP AND DISAPPEAR
• EXPLAER: WHAT DO NEW ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ LAW MEAN FOR LGBTIQ+ RSIANS?
• RSIAN GAY PERD DRAMA WS BT PROJECT AWARD AT SERI MANIA
• INSI THE IRON CLOSET: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY PUT'S RSIA

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

Image source, RtersThe ntroversial Rsian ban agast promotg so-lled "gay propaganda" looks set to be extend to all move reprents a tougheng of an existg 2013 law, which mak providg rmatn about beg LGBT to children a crimal nvicted face large f for promotg what Rsia lls "non-tradnal sexual relatns" ial approval of the extensn was voted through by the Rsian State Duma unanimoly. Unr the proposal, rmatn about "non-tradnal liftyl" or "the rejectn of fay valu" would be nsired legally the same as pornography, the promotn of vlence, or stokg racial, ethnic and relig also bans the "propaganda of paedophilia" - which the Rsian ernment often nflat wh beg gay.

RSIA TO GAYS: SHUT UP AND DISAPPEAR

Another element of the extensns prohibs rmatn which might "e mors to sire to change their sex", a reference to transgenr enacted, the law would allow any rmatn on the ter discsg LGBT topics to be blocked and films emed to nta posive pictns of beg gay to be banned. Khshte, an MP om Mr Put's Uned Rsia Party, told the Duma that the "special operatn" - what the Rsian ernment sists on llg s war Ukrae - is happeng "not only on the battlefield, but also the mds and souls of people" rhetoric follows that of the Rsian print, who has ma beg anti-gay a rnerstone of his domtic agenda and thorarian speech annexg four Ukraian terrori last month, Mr Put ranted about fai wh a "parent number one and a parent number two" - what has been terpreted as a cricism of same-sex fai. He has portrayed Rsia's war Ukrae as a battle between those who support pro-Wtern gay pri events, and those who reject on this story.

EXPLAER: WHAT DO NEW ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ LAW MEAN FOR LGBTIQ+ RSIANS?

Livg Rsia as a Gay Man. The procs of enterg the gay club Голубая Устрица remd me of a speakeasy om the 1920s.

My gay club anecdote serv as a metaphor for LGBT (Lbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgenr) life Rsia as a whole.

Rsian gays and lbians tackle daily dangers which leave ltle time to take pri their, as the Rsian ernment puts , “non-tradnal liftyle. ” The Rsian homosexual populatn—and even those perceived to be homosexual—do face te dangers, pecially beatgs and ostracizatn.

RSIAN GAY PERD DRAMA WS BT PROJECT AWARD AT SERI MANIA

However, as far as my experience go, livg as a gay man Rsia is no different than livg as a gay man southern Geia. It’s not acceptable to speak about homosexualy mercurial Peachtree Cy, Geia or metropolan St.

INSI THE IRON CLOSET: WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY PUT'S RSIA

Livg as a gay man Rsia is much ls of an adjtment than I origally thought. The simple fact is that many gays and lbians lead double liv as they hi their te clatns om those clost to I lead my double life, I’m begng to dwell upon what implitns this will have on my aspiratns to the prithood. Apparently, I had breached Sectn 3 of Rsia’s now famo “gay propaganda bill” which prohibs “The spreadg of rmatn givg a distorted perceptn about the social equaly between tradnal and non-tradnal sexual relatns to mors.

He asked me qutns about gay Amerin life rapid-fire succsn, and sadly I had to bear his look of rejectn when I told him that I legally uld say nothg.