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Russia fines party-goers for ‘looking too gay’

c/world · u/MicroWave@lemmy.world · 0 points

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**_Summary_**

Russian authorities fined at least seven people in Tula for "looking too gay" during a nightclub raid in February, with charges based on "promoting non-traditional sexual relations" through their clothing.

This crackdown reflects Russia's broader push to enforce "traditional values," including tightening anti-LGBT laws and banning LGBT "propaganda" across all age groups.

Judges ruled that outfits like corsets, fishnet tights, and dyed hair violated the law.

In 2024, at least 71 people were fined under these laws, which critics view as escalating discrimination against the LGBT community.

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u/Skyline969@lemmy.ca · -1 points

It’s fucked up that Russia is doing shit like this. That said,

he was wearing a short top covering his chest, black leather shorts above the knee, on which there were several chain-shaped ornaments, and fishnet tights

That is *pretty gay.* Doesn’t at all deserve persecution, but certainly fits the bill.