These stories definitely have some layers to them.

(machine translated Russian)

"How the “Russian LGBT Network” evacuates gays from #Chechnya
The Insider interviewed David Isteev, an employee of the #RussianLGBT Network. He told how gays and lesbians in Chechnya are put in mental hospitals, how the evacuation of representatives of sexual minorities is organized, and what helps him avoid a nervous breakdown." https://theins.site/confession/202494 (this one seems to be from 2020)

"How LGBTQ+ Ukrainians are fighting against #Russia
The Insider told the stories of #QueerSoldiers from #Ukraine who had a double motivation to defend their country: many representatives of the Russian government directly justify the war with Kiev by the need to combat #GayPride parades and 'protection of conservative values'." https://theins.site/politika/249968

Link to telegram post 🔗 https://t.me/theinsider/23768
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here's the whole thing if you want it (machine translated from Russian, same as the screenshot)

🏳️‍🌈 The Supreme Court recognized the “international LGBT social movement” as an “extremist organization.”

The Insider and other media outlets express solidarity with the LGBT community. Russian authorities are creating new difficulties for queer people, threatening repression and imprisonment.

7 stories from The Insider about the difficulties that queer people had to face in Russia:

◾️ How the “Russian LGBT Network” evacuates gays from Chechnya
The Insider interviewed David Isteev, an employee of the Russian LGBT Network. He told how gays and lesbians in Chechnya are put in mental hospitals, how the evacuation of representatives of sexual minorities is organized, and what helps him avoid a nervous breakdown.
➡️ https://theins.site/confession/202494

◾️ LGBT about Mizulina’s anti-family bill
The Insider interviewed representatives of the LGBT community about how amendments to tighten the Family Code will affect their lives.
➡️ https://theins.site/confession/234305

◾️ Why a ban on “gender reassignment” will lead to a wave of suicides
The Insider interviewed psychiatrists and talked about how the “ban on gender reassignment” bill creates an illegal situation: people diagnosed with transsexualism will remain, but it will be prohibited to provide them with medical care.
➡️ https://theins.site/obshestvo/262732

◾️ Quite traditional orientation
The Insider studied the history of anti-homosexual legislation in Russia and found that in those days when Russia was a traditional society, homophobia was not typical for it.
➡️ https://theins.site/obshestvo/258265

◾️ Discrimination, bullying, sex work
The Insider talked about how it is difficult for queer refugees from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus to obtain asylum in Europe: in the West, many queer people are regularly denied it.
➡️ https://theins.site/obshestvo/254027

◾️ How LGBTQ+ Ukrainians are fighting against Russia
The Insider told the stories of queer soldiers from Ukraine who had a double motivation to defend their country: many representatives of the Russian government directly justify the war with Kiev by the need to combat gay pride parades and “protection of conservative values.”
➡️ https://theins.site/politika/249968

◾️ How bookstore shelves changed during the war
The Insider talked about how, after the start of the war in Ukraine, the Russian book market was censored with renewed vigor. Literature with LGBT themes and books by authors critical of Putin have disappeared from the shelves.
➡️ https://theins.site/obshestvo/261392