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Russia adds 'LGBT movement' to list of extremist and terrorist organisations (archive.ph)

submitted 7 months ago by Templa@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] admin@beehaw.org 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

This is absolute insanity. Hopefully, the entire Russian LGBTQ+ community will move from that awful place.

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 15 points 7 months ago

I can't even imagine the feeling of not being able to fight for your right to exist. You are 100% correct, this is absolute insanity.

[–] Zworf@beehaw.org 8 points 7 months ago

I doubt they'll let that happen. Every regime needs a scapegoat minority to oppress and blame for all their own failings 😢

They'll just resurrect the iron curtain.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What is the LGBT(+) 'movement'? There are LGBT+ people, of course, but what makes it a 'movement' just because they share a characteristic? That would be like the 'Asian movement' or 'blue eyed movement'.

[–] verdare@beehaw.org 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That is the entire point of this, isn’t it? Allowing the Russian government to declare anyone who identifies as queer or even anyone who acknowledges the former’s existence as enemies of the state.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

Those 100,000 soldiers for the summer offensive got to come from somewhere. To the penal battalion it is. Bring your own shovel, because there's no guarantee you'll get a rifle (I wish I was making this part up).

[–] sim_@beehaw.org 14 points 7 months ago

I’ve seen LGBT lobby and Rainbow Mafia thrown around too. Anything to dehumanize and attempt to paint us as some faceless and unreasonable oppressors.

[–] admin@beehaw.org 4 points 7 months ago

Bowel movement?

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

On a related note, If you give 1$ to your any LGBT friend, you're funding terrorism according to Russia

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What's the under/over when the first GOP congressman introduces the same in the US?

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What happened to Q?

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

Questioning is already prohibited in Russia, so it wasn't necessary to ban again here.