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Contents:

• ALEXANR ABRAMOV ON THE REALY OF GAY LIFE RSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN
• ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'
• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' TEASER NFIRMS LUS GRABEEL'S RYAN EVANS IS GAY WH SAME-SEX KISS
• TYLER CHILRS' NEW VIO 'IN YOUR LOVE' HAILED FOR SHOWG GAY LOVE RAL AMERI
• TYLER CHILRS RELEAS BTERSWEET MIC VIO FEATURG GAY LOVE STORY, STARRG COLTON HAYN
• MALE MOL WHO WAS SYMBOL FOR RSIAN GAYS DI CRASH

ALEXANR ABRAMOV ON THE REALY OF GAY LIFE RSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN

In the Attu’s October issue – out now to download and to orr globally – Abramov reflects on the realy of realy of day-to-day life for LGBTQ people Kazahkstan and Rsia, patg picture of hidn but vibrant scen which have been forced to velop the long shadow of homophobia. “I me out when I was 15 to a uple of my close iends, and they were very supportive and kd of happy that they now had a gay iend”, he rells.

ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'

Compared to the prent, nobody paid attentn to gay people, but of urse nobody was screamg about their sexualy on the streets.

Homosexualy has been legal Kazakhstan sce 1998, but like neighbourg Rsia, levels of public acceptance towards gay people have progrsed ltle the terveng years. He adds: “I thk that 60-70 per cent of gay men Rsia — and this number is fely higher Kazakhstan — are closeted and will never e out.

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' TEASER NFIRMS LUS GRABEEL'S RYAN EVANS IS GAY WH SAME-SEX KISS

“In Almaty and Astana, the biggt ci Kazakhstan, as Mosw and Sat Petersburg, there are gay clubs, parti, bars, snas and other plac where LGBTQ+ people n live their saft and bt life.

TYLER CHILRS' NEW VIO 'IN YOUR LOVE' HAILED FOR SHOWG GAY LOVE RAL AMERI

You n easily get beaten up on the street if you look gay or say that you are. Levels of homophobia are fely much higher than the Stat. “I thk beg gay is a blsg, I embrace to the fullt and accept myself 100 per cent”, he says fiantly.

Gay rights.

TYLER CHILRS RELEAS BTERSWEET MIC VIO FEATURG GAY LOVE STORY, STARRG COLTON HAYN

Homophobia.

MALE MOL WHO WAS SYMBOL FOR RSIAN GAYS DI CRASH

Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar creators say pays tribute to gay marriageShots clu nu mols readg bible and posg on bed clutchg some rosary beads Updated: 07:53 BST, 8 January 2014 Advertisement A new lendar created by Romanian Orthodox Christians featurg mcular male mols steamy pos has been men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely'. The mols are gay-iendly members 'of the Orthodox Church' who have chosen to strip down for the sexy shoot 'bee they believe - like - eedom of speech, tolerance, equaly and human rights. The men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely' 'A great gift for people who like illtratns, artwork, artistic photography, and ntroversial art their r, ' say the makers of the lendar The creative group was tablished 2012 and is the brachild of a group posed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former munist regn Wrg on their webse they say their primary goal is to 'monstrate that Orthodox believers do not all f the backward, hibound stereotype portrayed the prs but rather are regular people wh passns, preferenc, terts and sir.

'At the same time, the lendar tak an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church self, which recent years has baeen embroiled rptn sndals, artist reprsn, gay sex ver-ups, outrageo behavr and homophobia, ' they add. Wh bold lors, homoerotic unrton, OC’s artwork has drawn parisons to Amerin photographer David LaChapelle and French artists Pierre & ssns and stg took place the predomantly Orthodox area of Eastern Europe. The untry as a whole has a reputatn of profound homophobia.