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• GAY RSIA
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• THE 5 BEST CENTRAL RSIA GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS CENTRAL RSIA
• RSIA'S LARGT GAY NIGHTCLUB STRIV TO BE A HAVEN DPE HORRIFIC ATTACKS
• RSIAN VODKA BOYTT GAY BARS FAC PREDICTABLE BACKLASH
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• 'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
• RSIA PLAS OVER ‘GAY BAR’ ON PRINT’S PLOT FLAND

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Rsia's Largt Gay Nightclub, Once a Sanctuary, Now a TargetPart 1: Central Statn, a place of eedom for Mosw's gay muny, has been unr attack.

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. 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.

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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.

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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. "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. "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.

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"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.

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

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.

ABC NewsNika and Sasha, the men who drove the van, nied that they were there to harass or expose gay people. Instead, they said, they were there to provi secury for the guts and to make sure nothg illegal "moraly patrol" had heard of the attacks and suggted that extremist anti-gay groups were rponsible, potg out that many lol groups disapprove of gay clubs and of the most extreme anti-gay activists are members of a radil Orthodox Christian group lled "God's Will.

" Dmry Enteo, the group's lear, said, to them, homosexualy is "filth. ""To , homosexualy is no different than pedophilia, necrophilia, stology, " he said.

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"We want to troduce -- wh the approval of the mocratic referendum of urse -- ath penalty for those who want to promote homosexualy, " Enteo said.

"The group said eply opposed gay clubs and plac that gays gather, but don't engage raidg the nstant harassment of Central Statn, whatever s source, has taken s toll.