An Interview wh a Gay, Rsian Neo-Nazi

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• GAY CLUB NAMED KREML REF TO DCH NAME AMID WAR UKRAE
• THE 5 BEST CENTRAL RSIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CENTRAL RSIA
• FORMER OWNER OF MOSW GAY CLUB BRGS BK'S RSIAN-SPEAKG QUEER COMMUNY TOGETHER
• AN INTERVIEW WH A GAY, RSIAN NEO-NAZI
• 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 MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

Good lotn: cy centre, another gay club (911) the nearby area and a gay iendly hostel next to stay (Inga Hotels). First and foremost, you’ve probably heard of the challeng fac: homophobia, vlent attacks, and state opprsn, news of which often fds s way to the mastream ternatnal media. You might also know about the ‘gay propaganda law’, which was put to place 2013 to eradite the reprentatn of LGBTQ+ people om the media, culture, and public space.

“Our missn is to une the bt people om the Rsian gay muny, across all scen, like mic, art and fashn.

We also aim to tegrate Mosw to a global gay electronic mic muny and tablish lastg works wh this scene. Strivg to create the same explosive mix of techno and sexual liberatn for the Mosw gay crowd, he ran the first Popoff Kchen as a small, iendly gatherg for only about 60 people. “Mosw has a lot of gay clubs, but most of them are stuck the 00s.

GAY CLUB NAMED KREML REF TO DCH NAME AMID WAR UKRAE

“When to queer female club culture, ’s barely even prent when pared to the gay club movement that’s happeng.

I thk many ways ’s nnected to the nature of genred social engagement patriarchal Rsia: gay club culture is closely nnected to gay sex culture, and queer women here don’t really have their own sex culture yet. It’s gog to be a place for everyone – gay, lbian, trans, non-bary – to have fun and feel fortable”, says Kozachenko. The Kreml, the club’s manager told the Belfast Telegraph, has “always been Kreml, a massive gay club that has always supported the LGBTQ muny”.

“When was passed that would be illegal to be gay Rsia, we received many msag askg , would we change Kreml’s name? “A bar that is gay-owned, gay-managed and the heart of the gay muny for nearly a quarter of a century — everythg Put tts. As the owner of a gay club Mosw, Allenby had been the subject of csant threats.

THE 5 BEST CENTRAL RSIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CENTRAL RSIA

"I tried to get jtice, but the police and prosecutors refed to vtigate the attack on me bee I am the owner of a gay club, " he said. While gay tablishments do operate Mosw, Allenby said, if the owners do not operate wh the thori, venu are quickly shut down. For the past three years he has also been dog parti for the Rsian-speakg LGBT muny some of the bt gay clubs the cy.

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.

FORMER OWNER OF MOSW GAY CLUB BRGS BK'S RSIAN-SPEAKG QUEER COMMUNY TOGETHER

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. 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.

AN INTERVIEW WH A GAY, RSIAN NEO-NAZI

"Nightle" spoke to several members of the gay muny Mosw and Central Statn patrons.

" "Now they thk that gay people n harm children. ""Alexei" says he is "100 percent gay, " but acts straight public to survive.

RSIA'S LARGT GAY NIGHTCLUB STRIV TO BE A HAVEN DPE HORRIFIC ATTACKS

"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.

"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.

‘I’M AAID FOR MY FUTURE’: PROPOSED LAWS THREATEN GAY LIFE RSIA

We hate gays', " said Lishchsky, scribg the attackers. ""Our police, unfortunately, don't help you bee they hate gay society, " said attacks have hurt bs.