The Washgton Post spoke to members of Rsia's LGBTQ muny to unrstand how tough, new anti-gay legislatn is affectg their liv.
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MOSW’S WAR UKRAE BROUGHT HARSH TACTICS AGAST GAY RSIANS AT HOME
LGBTQ soldiers on Ukrae’s ont l have put the lie to the ia that “a gay nnot be a patrt.” * russia lgbt ukraine *
In December 2022, Rsia expand s existg “gay propaganda” law to exert ntrol over public discsns and narrativ surroundg non-heterosexual relatnships and inti. He said soldiers often mock men wh homophobic slurs before rapg them.
"The soldiers say, now you are homosexual bee that is the worst ndn of man the soldiers n image, " said the technician, who asked to only be intified as "Yakiv" bee he believ he may be on a Rsian h list.
"Homosexualy is the biggt image of an enemy and nonhuman beg Rsian society, " she told Raw Story. "The army and prisons have a special hierarchil system where homosexuals are the lowt ste.