Whatever statutes may be on Russian books, the abuse of gay people there is currently far, far worse than in the U.S., and even in Utah.
Yes, the embrace of these two women by Madonna and other corporate forces is deeply suspicious, but there’s no need while pointing that out to also ignore horrific realities actually occurring in Russia.
There are more than 37 groups all over Russia of a gang called Occupy Paedophilia, who link gay men to paedophilia and set up meetings with them on social media by pretending to offer friendship before beating them up.
In one horrific scene the St Petersburg branch of the gang trap a gay man and then pin him down in a flat before beating him up and then videotaping him admitting he is gay on camera.
Asked if he will lose his job when the video goes online, the crying teenager says: “Yes, I think I will.”
Another gay man named only as Dima, tells how he was left blind in one eye after being shot at for attending a party with other gay men. He said: “A hunting season is open and we are the hunted.”
