Nina KalininaNov 30, 2023

It is official now: Russia's Supreme Court declared "extremist" and banned the "LGBT movement".

A single display of LGBT flag, offline or online, is punishable by a fine.
In case of multiple offenses, the punishment is up to 4 years in prison.
Activism, online or offline, and potentially donations to LGBT charities, are punished by up to 6 years in prison.
Allies of LGBT activism are now legally banned from elections.

And there is a new law coming up, "justification" of "extremism" online (as in, not denouncing), punishing it by a prison sentence of up to five years.

Show threadpiofthingsNov 30, 2023
@nina_kali_nina for a largely atheist state why does Russia behave like ultra conservative Republicans in US? Wonder who is sponsoring whom!
Show threadNina Kalinina

@piofthings are you serious when you say "largely atheist state"? According to the state organisation "Moscow house of nationalities", among 147 million population, there are:
* 70-80 million Orthodox Christians,
* 15-20 million Muslims,
* 2 million of Old Believers Christians,
* 1 million Buddhists

That's 88 to 103 million people, 60 to 70%. This is comparable to the US. The Orthodox Church's influence is immense; there's Field Churches in the military, there's Putin on all major church events...

Nov 30, 2023 at 5:46pmWeb
Show threadpiofthingsNov 30, 2023
@nina_kali_nina I stand corrected... so it is the same reason both places... sigh!
Show threadNina KalininaNov 30, 2023
@piofthings yep. Russia has amended the constitution a few years ago to add "traditional values" in there. This is a major talking point when it comes to explaining war with Ukraine: "they want to make slavic children gay!!!"
Show threadpiofthingsNov 30, 2023
@nina_kali_nina The convergence of capitalist greed and religious fundamentalism across all religions, all over the world, is becoming a right pain in the path of human progress... we are our own worst enemies :(
Show threadRev. Bussy Body of The Church of America MLM and Shooting ClubDec 1, 2023
@piofthings @nina_kali_nina
> the same

i wonder how much of it really is influence from American Evangelical lobbies, like the way it is in Uganda and Canada...
Show threadpiofthingsDec 1, 2023
@apophis @nina_kali_nina likely to be the same source of money! Its always “follow the money…”