Two detainees fined 50,000 roubles (£350) for ‘trying to arouse interest in non-traditional sexual relations’

Summary

Russian authorities fined at least seven people in Tula for “looking too gay” during a nightclub raid in February, with charges based on “promoting non-traditional sexual relations” through their clothing.

This crackdown reflects Russia’s broader push to enforce “traditional values,” including tightening anti-LGBT laws and banning LGBT “propaganda” across all age groups.

Judges ruled that outfits like corsets, fishnet tights, and dyed hair violated the law.

In 2024, at least 71 people were fined under these laws, which critics view as escalating discrimination against the LGBT community.

  • Skyline969@lemmy.caEnglish
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    7 days ago

    It’s fucked up that Russia is doing shit like this. That said,

    he was wearing a short top covering his chest, black leather shorts above the knee, on which there were several chain-shaped ornaments, and fishnet tights

    That is pretty gay. Doesn’t at all deserve persecution, but certainly fits the bill.

    • splinter@lemm.eeEnglish
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      7 days ago

      I don’t know man. It feels like pigeonholing somebody’s sexual preferences based on the style of their clothing might not be accurate.

      Take a look at this photo of Mötley Crue from back in the day, and those guys were renowned for their heterosexuality.