'We're not hidg': Gay and lbian Rsians say a cultural shift is unrway

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Rsia's World Cup volunteers have warned they will hunt down gay England fans and report them to police if they see them kissg public

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

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The European Court of Human Rights led 2017 that the 2013 law is discrimatory, promot homophobia and vlat the European Conventn on Human Rights. The urt found that the law “served no legimate public tert, ” rejectg suggtns that public bate on LGBT issu uld fluence children to bee homosexual, or that threatened public morals.

Homosexualy was crimalized Rsia 1993, but homophobia and discrimatn is still rife. Speakg before Put signed the bill to the law on Monday, Tanya Loksha, associate Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch said: “The 2013 ‘gay propaganda’ law was an unabashed example of polil homophobia, and the new draft legislatn amplifi that broar and harsher ways. Rsia's World Cup volunteers have warned they will hunt down gay England fans and report them to police if they see them kissg publicPublished: 9:00, 28 Jun 2018Updated: 9:02, 28 Jun 2018RUSSIA'S World Cup volunteers have warned they will hunt down gay England fans and report them to police if they see them kissg public.

'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY

But what are the laws regardg homosexualy Rsia - and n same sex upl actually be prosecuted for beg openly affectnate? Is homosexualy illegal Rsia?

While 's not agast the law to be a gay relatnship Rsia, same sex marriag are illegal. LGBT rights groups say homophobic attacks have rocketed sce print Vladimir Put approved the ntroversial law outlawg the promotn of a gay liftyle to mors 2013.

In 2017, dozens of gay men were reportedly taed and tortured Chechnya.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT RSIA’S SO-CALLED ‘GAY PROPAGANDA’ BILL

2 One volunteer group Rsia have warned gay fans uld be sent to policeCred: East2wt News. Although sexual activy between gay people was crimalised 1993, homosexual upl are not eligible for the legal protectns offered to heterosexuals Rsia. Homosexualy was classified as a mental illns 1999.

Gay people are allowed to serve the ary, but there is an unofficial "Don't ask, don't tell policy". Dpe beg slammed for the recent crease social discrimatn, crim and vlence agast homosexuals, big ci such as Mosw and Sat Petersburg are said to have thrivg LGBT muni. In the past, however, there has been a ristance to Gay Pri paras by lol ernments.

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