British television documentary reports on brutal attacks on LGBT Russians

[William769]

LONDON – Just days ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, a new documentary airing Wednesday on Britain’s Channel 4 sheds new light on the violent, homophobic attacks on LGBT Russians.

The documentary, produced by freelance investigative journalist Liz MacKean, is titled “Hunted,” named for remarks made by one of the film’s subjects, Dmitry Chizhevsky, who was beaten and shot in the eye last November during an attack on the LGBTQ community center in St. Petersburg, Russia.

“It’s like a hunting season,” he says. “And we are the hunted.”

The broadcast focuses primarily on the anti-gay vigilante groups “Parents of Russia” and “Occupy Pedophilia,” which many gay rights activists and advocacy groups allege are given a license to promote anti-gay animus and attack LGBT Russians because of the country’s law banning the promotion of “non-traditional” relationships.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/british-television-documentary-reports-on-brutal-attacks-on-gay-russians/

Video at link.

[Behind the Aegis]

1. The asshole, neo-Nazi founder of "Occupy Pedophilia" is being sent back to Russia from Cuba.

What is really interesting is so far, his charges do not include any actions taken in the videos. They are charging him with incitement against the government.

Morbidly, I wonder just how far they can go before the world's leaders really do something other than speeches and refusing to attend the opening ceremonies (though, it is also appreciated).

[William769]

2. Agreed.

He will probably be given the medal of Lenin! Oops, I meant Putin.

[Kurovski]

3. K&R. (nt)

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Ooops...this somehow fell to the second page.

Surely this is a topic of importance and interest.

[closeupready]

5. K&R - years ago, I knew a gay Russian who'd fled persecution

in his homeland for asylum in Finland, where he lived quite peacefully, openly and happily.

One would think Russia would changed for the better over ten years' time, but I guess not. Things have perhaps even gotten worse.

[William769]

6. They have gotten a lot worse under Putin.