Mastodawn

DoomsdaysCW Mar 7, 2025

Coming soon to the #USA! (Though I wonder what #Trump will do with his openly #gay cronies and a Veep who likes to dress in drag? But just like with the #Nazis, I guess it's okay to be gay if you're part of the 'inner circle'?)

#Putin’s #Russia: first arrests under new #AntiLGBT laws mark new era of #repression

Published: April 8, 2024

"Just over three decades after Russia #decriminalised #homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the country’s harsh new anti-#LGBT laws and could face ten years in prison for membership of an '#ExtremistOrganisation'.

"The arrests are a clear indication of how Russia has come full circle on its persecution of sexual minorities under Vladimir Putin.

"On March 21, the district court of Orenburg city in south-western Russia ordered the arrest of nightclub owner #VyacheslavKhasanov. The nightclub, which is called #Pose, has never explicitly identified as a gay club – styling itself as a 'parody theatre bar', it hosted parties with #DragQueen artists and go-go dancers as entertainment.

"In a press release announcing the arrest, the court said that as the owner of the club, Khasanov organised participation in an extremist organisation, 'acting as the leader of an organised group of persons by prior conspiracy'. The specific actions included organising the work of such premises, and publishing photos and videos from performances 'promoting non-traditional sexual relationships and preferences'. Khasanov was arrested at the airport when trying to flee the country.

"His arrest followed the arrest and detention of two of his employees. The club’s art director, #AlexanderKlimov, and administrator #DianaKamelyanova were arrested and sentenced to two-months pre-trial detention for, the Orenburg court said, 'promoting #nontraditional sexual relations among the visitors of the bar.'"

Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression

Thirty years after homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia, new laws making ‘gay propaganda’ an offence are criminalising being gay.

The Conversation

Squirrel News Jul 24, 2023

#Ghana is 1 of 4 countries to have #decriminalised suicide in the past year along with Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan. More could soon follow, which campaigners say is a sign of greater awareness and understanding of #mentalhealth. Learn more:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/20/its-a-huge-sign-of-progress-the-battle-to-decriminalise-suicide

‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide

In at least 17 countries, suicide remains a criminal offence – a ‘huge barrier’ to mental health care. As Ghana becomes one of four countries to overturn its law in a year, others could follow

The Guardian

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Apr 19, 2023

#SupremeCourt urged to use #authority to ensure #acceptance of #samesexmarriage as #LGBTQIA have no #representation in #Parliament.

Rohatgi referred to #judgements, including the one that #decriminalised #consensual #gay #sex, to say the court was revisiting something which has already been decided.

https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/sc-urged-to-use-authority-to-ensure-acceptance-of-same-sex-marriages-as-lgbtqia-have-no-representation-in-parliament-23281850