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A graph showing what Russian people think about homosexuality

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A graph showing what Russian people think about homosexuality

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Pavel Stotsko and Yevgeny Voitsekhovsky had to flee Russia because they were receiving death threats because they had a gay marriage

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As shown in the small piece of paper he is holding in his hands

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They lie down and cover themselves in the LGBT flags

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Works Cited

Bennetts, Marc. “'Alone and in Fear': Ordeal of Married Gay Couple Forced to Flee Russia.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 5 Sept. 2018, www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/05/alone-and-in-fear-ordeal-of-married-gay-couple-forced-to-flee-russia.

“The Psychological Impact of LGBT Discrimination.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brick-brick/201402/the-psychological-impact-lgbt-discrimination.

RFE/RL. “'A Living Hell': Russia's 'Propaganda' Law Damaging LGBT Youth, HRW Finds.” RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 12 Dec. 2018, www.rferl.org/a/russia-gay-propaganda-law-rights/29651416.html.

“Russia: 'Gay Propaganda' Law Endangers Children.” Human Rights Watch, 12 Dec. 2018, www.hrw.org/news/2018/12/12/russia-gay-propaganda-law-endangers-children.

“Russia: LGBT Conference Attacked, Disrupted.” Human Rights Watch, 29 Nov. 2018, www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/20/russia-lgbt-conference-attacked-disrupted.

Schreck, Carl. “'AIDS Boy' And 'Dog': How Russia Greets Gay Men Seeking Asylum.” RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 6 Sept. 2018, www.rferl.org/a/russia-fay-asylum-seekers-greets-aids-boy-dog-disgrace-society/29473949.html.

“A Small Success for LGBT Rights in Russia.” OHRH, 21 Nov. 2018, ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-small-success-for-lgbt-rights-in-russia/.

Stow, Nicola. “Is Homosexuality Illegal in Russia, How Are LGBT People Treated and What Laws Has Vladimir Putin Enacted?” The Sun, The Sun, 28 June 2018, www.thesun.co.uk/news/6488541/is-homosexuality-illegal-in-russia-how-are-lgbt-people-treated-and-what-laws-has-vladimir-putin-enacted/.

Teeman, Tim. “LGBT, Terrified for Their Lives in Russia, and Desperate for Asylum.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 1 June 2018, www.thedailybeast.com/lgbt-terrified-for-their-lives-in-russia-and-desperate-for-asylum.

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Russian, LGBT woman getting arrested for being an LGBT

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Russian, LGBT woman getting arrested for being an LGBT

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As shown below, this shows all the places where LGBTs aren't safe. Russia is one of the main places where LGBTs aren't treated correctly (getting hurt or dying)

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Dear Diary,

As an LGBT, it’s really hard to live in Russia. Everywhere I go, even if I’m not with my girlfriend, Vladlena, I am threatened to be hurt or to be killed. Ever since that, I lock myself in my room most of the day, I skip school, and I don’t show my face to the world. My parents don’t even think that I should be an LGBT, so they forced me to date a boy I wasn’t even into. And the funny thing is, we’re both LGBTs. Two days ago, I was in my room, staring out the window, and I saw two women. They were holding hands and talking to each other. It reminded me of Jennifer and me. Then I saw some randoms walk up to them. Out of nowhere, they started beating them up. I looked away for about one minute, and when I looked back, the two women were gone. All that was left was a trail of red. Red BLOOD. After that, I didn’t want that to happen to me, so I call my old boyfriend, who is one of my best friends, to come over. So when we go outside, we have to go out together and “hold hands” as straight people would do. I obviously tell Vladlena, but she doesn’t care as long as I don’t get hurt. Gay people get hurt because people, dumb people, think that they are “dangerous”. I want to help, but I would most likely die because supporters also die for supporting us LGBT people. I want this all to stop. I want to go outside freely and be respected by all people. I want Russia to be more like my old home, my home in America, my home where no one cared if I was an LGBT. Let’s hope Russia can change her ways………………

Love,
Alina

P.S. LGBT rights are human rights.

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What is currently being done to address this problem?

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What is currently being done to address this problem?

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There’s not a lot currently being done to help LGBTs. There are only a few programs to help LGBTs and that’s all. The reason being is because people want these people gone. They want them to leave. There are so many LGBTs out there who can’t even step out of the house. People who even gather up enough courage to go to the store get hurt. The programs will not do enough to help bring back the courage to all the LGBTs in Russia. So how can we help to do that? Many people protest, but it doesn't do much help. It just causes more people to get hurt and more problems occur

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Why should the rest of the world be concerned about this issue?

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Why should the rest of the world be concerned about this issue?

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You would think that everywhere has the same ways of treating LGBTs, right? WRONG. In Russia, LGBT problems are so much worse. Like, 99% worse than here! Discrimination, violent acts, and death. A 2013 law made by Vladimir Putin a law called “Gay Propaganda”. It makes it offensive to promote LGBTs or to be one. One church said that same-sex relationships should be “completely eliminated”. It’s legal to be homophobic, yet it’s illegal to be an LGBT. It’s so unfair! It’s so much more different than America! Adults can harass kids (LGBT kids) safely without being taken to court. Even LGBT supporters get hurt because of how much people despise LGBTs. If you see an LGBT couple, you get threatened to be hurt or to be killed and they just get away with it! These problems can lead to people ending gay relationships or fleeing the country! Many people die every year just because they are gay. How does that sound to you? Would you like to be hurt just because you’re an LGBT or do you want freedom? It’s your choice.

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How has the problem affected the community directly?

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How has the problem affected the community directly?

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The law had affected many people in the community directly. A few years ago, two men names Pavel and Yevgeny had to flee their home because people have given them death threats just because they’re gay. That’s not right! Imagine if you were them! They were scared and wanted freedom. They fled because people hated them just for being gay. However, kids of all ages are being harassed and attacked because they are either gay or lesbian. Rival protesters (people who despise LGBTs) attack teens because they are an LGBT. 42% of LGBT adults experience discrimination when they work. This was because of the 2013 law. It’s unequal treatment to all the LGBTs out there in Russia. What would you do f you were an LGBT living in Russia now? I would hide and never show my face to the public because I would be that scared to be hurt by dumb people.

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What is the problem and the causes of the problem?

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What is the problem and the causes of the problem?

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In 2013, there was a law called “gay propaganda”. This law was made by Vladimir Putin. That law intensified hostility for LGBTs in Russia. LGBT people weren't aloud to be in gay relationships because it's "untraditional". It caused many people to get hurt or killed. A high-level church thought that LGBT relations (same-sex) should be “completely eliminated”.  They think that being an LGBT is offensive and they shouldn’t be alive. That’s just cruel. Hopefully, one day, they will understand that they are just people like them. They should just let people, gay, bi, transgender, lesbian, or not, roam around without getting stared on the streets. They should just know that hurting people is wrong, and killing is just plain outrageous! Everyone is a human and shouldn’t be hurt just because they believe or like something or someone else.