Gay-rights opponents say Elton John will brg a "hotbed of sodomy" to Rsia and are urgg a boytt of his December ncerts. So why do Rsians fd their own pop stars so normal?
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- RSIA: MUZ-TV AWARDS FACE “GAY PROPAGANDA” VTIGATN, FOLLOWG PHILIPP KIRKOROV’S PROVOTIVE RED RPET LOOK
- PHILIP KIRKOROV ANGERED PARATROOPERS BY THE IMAGE OF A GAY MAN A STRIPED VT
- IN RSIAN POP CULTURE, IT'S 50 SHAS OF GAY
- MIC TV CHANNEL FED $14K FOR ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’
RSIA: MUZ-TV AWARDS FACE “GAY PROPAGANDA” VTIGATN, FOLLOWG PHILIPP KIRKOROV’S PROVOTIVE RED RPET LOOK
Rsia has strict, anti-gay moraly laws, and a recent stunt om Dava and Filipp Kirkorov might have vlated them. * philip kirkorov gay *
The applible Rsian law for “the Purpose of Protectg Children om Informatn Advotg for a Denial of Tradnal Fay Valu” is also known as the “gay propaganda law”. Its aim is to protect children om beg exposed to ntent that prents homosexualy as normal, wh the argument that this ntradicts tradnal Rsian fay valu.
Related Topicsgay propaganda lawMuz-TVPhilipp Kirkorov. Rsian rappers Dava and Filipp Kirkorov ed que a stir at the Muz-TV Awards show recently when they arrived wh an entourage of shirtls hunky men what looked very much like a weddg ceremony, and now state thori are vtigatg to see if the event vlated the untry's strict anti-gay moraly laws. A natnal referendum on Put's package of homophobic laws and amendments passed wh over 77 percent support om voters last untry also has a law banng what is termed as "gay propaganda, " and is meant to shield children om beg exposed to LGBTQ+ issu and rmatn.
PHILIP KIRKOROV ANGERED PARATROOPERS BY THE IMAGE OF A GAY MAN A STRIPED VT
Recent laws and polls reveal an uptick anti-gay sentiment, but paradoxilly, Rsians like their mic acts as mpy and flamboyant as possible. * philip kirkorov gay *
RELATED | Ghastly, Homophobic Ad Is Latt In Rsian Campaign Agast Gays. As for the edian Philip Kirkorov, who acted as a gay paratrooper, one thg n be said to him: “Dear Philip Bedrosovich, you are already old enough to be rponsible for the words that you say to the lnth dience and for your behavr as well.
Recent laws and polls reveal an uptick anti-gay sentiment, but paradoxilly, Rsians like their mic acts as mpy and flamboyant as possible. Moiseev is an stutn and a hoehold favore, even though he's openly homosexual and most of his performanc are flamboyant even by the standards of a pri this Rsia, where only 16 percent of people say homosexuals should be accepted by society and where a new law aims to prevent publicly advotg "alternative" sexuali. Meanwhile, Philip Kirkorov, a staple of seemgly every Rsian "all star" pilatn and ncert, is not openly gay but he nohels generat much speculatn wh his amply applied, glamoro makp and diva personaly.
IN RSIAN POP CULTURE, IT'S 50 SHAS OF GAY
After endg a brief marriage to an agg megastar named Alla Pugacheva, Rsia's answer to Barbra Streisand, two years ago he had a baby wh the help of an Amerin 's him sgg a dance remix of the Jewish song Hava Nagila, wrapped a fur shg and wh what appears to be the pelt of an entire yak on his head:Rsia has never been pecially tolerant, but has lately taken a turn toward outright ostracism of gays and bisexuals. Holdg gay pri events, speakg fense of gay rights, or equatg gay and heterosexual relatnships n now rult f of up to $31, whereas flamboyant artists might be margalized other, siarly nservative natns, Rsians heartily embrace performers that embody anythg other than the untry's avowed heteronormative ials. From Sergey Zverev, who sgs cked out long blond trs and blh, to Zemfira, a fierce tomboy mored to be havg an affair wh an actrs, many of the untry's most renowned micians are (or appear to be) gay, bisexual, or few are formally out, their genr-bendg mannerisms, as well as gossip about their te sexual inti, only seem to fuel their populary.
Popular variety shows feature men (and women) who act out zany, satiril sketch, often wh the help of puppets, mimg, dancg, and the ocsnal e of drag for edic historic appreciatn of the typ of lorful displays, bed wh Rsians' love of ballet and opera, means effemate or even drag performanc aren't generally associated wh homosexualy, explaed Boris Draly, a lecturer Rsian lerature at the edy act, "Two New Rsian Grandmas, " two straight men don kerchiefs and drs and mock dowdy babhkas night after night:Stephen Ami, a profsor of mic and media studi at the Universy of Amsterdam who is wrg a book about homosexualy and Rsian pop, said Rsians smaller ci have told him that they like the pizazz of genr-bendg acts, which seem to brighten an otherwise dreary provcial existence.
The law says you n't promote gay rights, but you sure as heck n rock out to a fatigable drag fact, the mystique of the non-straight persona n be such a boon that the past even heterosexual sgers have acted gay orr to generate album duo Tatu attaed relative ternatnal fame the early 2000s after their manager strategilly marketed them as lbians. And the illn means that Rsians don't have to worry about rencilg their appreciatn for the performers wh the culture's homophobia bee there is no ntradictn for them, so long as LGBT performers keep their orientatn to themselv.
MIC TV CHANNEL FED $14K FOR ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’
"Partan pots out that mors about sgers' sexuali rema jt that -- "Nobody is openly sayg, 'well, you know, this is who I am, I'm gay.
"Moiseev [the openly gay performer] is the master of this. He gave an terview the Rsian versn of Rollg Stone, where he said, sentially, 'gay, shmay, this is all bullsh. "Rsians have terrible gaydar, " Draly explaed.
YouTube vios of his songs are ltered wh homophobic 2002, the band Ri Vverh released the song "On Teba Tseluyet, " or "He Kiss You.