A gay Rsian man is hidg after Rsian thori opened a crimal se over a YouTube vio which he was terviewed by children, a se that has drawn attentn om human-rights activists.
Contents:
- GAY MAN RSIA FORCED TO HIDG OVER YOUTUBE TERVIEW
- 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
- 1 5 RSIANS WANT GAYS AND LBIANS 'ELIMATED,' SURVEY FDS
GAY MAN RSIA FORCED TO HIDG OVER YOUTUBE TERVIEW
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A gay Rsian man is hidg after Rsian thori opened a crimal se over a YouTube vio which he was terviewed by children, a se that has drawn attentn om human-rights activists. Maxim Pankratov told CNN he was facg threats and a potentially lengthy prison sentence for appearg the vio discsg his life as an openly gay man Rsia. The vio, origally posted on the Rsian-language “Real Talk” YouTube channel, featured four children terviewg Pankratov, 22, about his life and his inty as a gay man.
'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
The format of the vio is simple: Pankratov and his terviewers face each other chairs agast a blue background, and the children ask simple qutns: “How did you know you were gay?
1 5 RSIANS WANT GAYS AND LBIANS 'ELIMATED,' SURVEY FDS
“It was about what ’s like to be a gay man Rsia and how I live.