So this morning as I was checking my Grindr....... don't even ask lol, I was stopped by a pop-up message about signing the petition to for the lift of the gay propaganda ban in Russia. Ok so if you guys aren't aware of whats going on don't be ashamed I wasn't either until just a few days ago when I walked in on a broadcast my grandma was watching from CNN or something and they were discussing it.
Basically Russia has put out a ban on any and all "gay propaganda" in the entire country and the dissemination of any of information promoting non-traditional sexual orientations. That all means that anything that can be perceived as promoting gay or "non-traditional" lifestyles can get you into some trouble with the law. An interview that I was able to see had a reporter talking to a gay Russian man who flat out said how he could be arrested just for being overheard speaking about being gay.
This situation over in Russia has brought on a million protests and of course caused all types of bullshit and violence, many times leaving the protesters, not the assholes who attack and harass people for simply wanting to live their lives peacefully and feel very fucking free to be who they are, at fault. In the beginning it was basically a ban to keep this type of information from the eyes of minors, ok so that's like saying "no porn for anyone under 18" except in Russia its saying " nothing non-traditional aka nothing promoting a homosexual lifestyle can be done in the presence of anyone under 18 or over 18 at this point". This coming with the approach of the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi which has a lot of the openly gay competitors from around the world going IN on the bullshit that Russia is doing.
I personally feel like this is just some sort of patriarchal power trip or like a "purification" tactic of sorts. Well whatever it is I don't like it and I think its bullshit. I get pissed off when any group tries to oppress another group for having beliefs and lifestyles (which in no way affect the lives of those not involved) that are different from their own.
Long story short I signed the petition that is going to be sent to the IOC (International Olympic Committee) which condemns these anti-gay bans that Russia has at the Olympics, this would put major pressure on the president of Russia to change them. The number is 300,000 signatures to get the petition to the IOC when I signed it was at about 306,000 signatures and counting....
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Here are a few articles about the whole situation
http://www.policymic.com/articles/48411/russia-anti-gay-bill-russia-passes-radical-family-values-bill-while-president-announces-divorce-on-tv
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/01/blake-skjellerup-russia_n_3689573.html#next_slideshow
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-russia-gaypropaganda-ban-stands-for-sochi-games/1716806.html
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