A seri of shockg vios pictg the vigilante-style bullyg of young gay men Rsia has appeared on the Inter. Activists say is the latt sign that the Kreml’s mpaign agast “homosexual propaganda” is stokg homophobic vlence.
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VIOTAPED BULLYG OF GAY RSIAN YOUTHS HIGHLIGHTS GROWG HOMOPHOBIA
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The stated goal of the vios was to "cure" the young men of their homosexualy. Rights activists say such footage is a sign that homophobia Rsia is not only beg more prevalent, but also more aggrsive. Campaigners blame this on a ntroversial new law outlawg so-lled "homosexual propaganda" that was passed unanimoly by the Rsian State Duma and signed to law by Print Vladimir Put last month.
Nikolai Alekseyev, founr of Gay Pri Rsia, believ the law sends the wrong signals to society and the mds of some legimiz vlence agast lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) muni. "They have received signals om the hight officials the state -- the Duma, the print -- that basilly you n do whatever you want if ncerns gay people bee they are not first-class cizens; they are send-class or even third-class.