Gay teenager kidnapped and tortured by Russian homophobes believed to have died from injuries

[Fearless]

The gay teenager who was kidnapped and tortured by Russian neo-Nazis has died from his injuries it has been claimed.

Spectrum Human Rights reports that the gay teenager kidnapped, tortured and forced to come out to his parents has died from his injuries caused by the attack. It quotes a doctor who is associated with the campaign against homophobia in Russia. As the victim has not been identified, PinkNews is unable to verify the claims.

Last month an image of the victim, stripped and covered with paint and forced to hold a sex toy, covered in red paint shocked the world.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/06/gay-teenager-kidnapped-and-tortured-by-russian-homophobes-believed-to-have-died-from-injuries/

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Fuck.

[Tien1985]

1. K&R for exposure

Now will people consider what some of us have considered about sending our openly gay athletes over there as "political" fodder?

They're talking about armbands and damned be the consequences. I see it as asking someone to put themselves in a position to be tortured, murdered and used as an example.

This kid had his whole life ahead of him.

[MADem]

2. Seconded. nt

[nomorenomore08]

4. Agree all around. I don't see how this can be so trivial for some people. Heartless bastards.

[cate94]

3. No words.

[dickthegrouch]

5. The original photo has the murderers faces

http://www.queerty.com/russian-skinheads-using-social-media-to-lure-kidnap-and-publicly-torture-gay-teens-20130726/#ixzz2aBApIYxz

I expect these people to be tried and jailed for *their* crimes.

[MNBrewer]

8. If they're found, tried and convicted, the jail term would be 3 months.

[joeybee12]

6. Again, KNR for exposure...nt

[William769]

7. Agreed.