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The struggle for recognition and understanding exacerbates tensions in societies where hatred and prejudice dominate over tolerance. “Sitting around and waiting for the weather to change isn’t for us. Thank you for standing with us.
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He lives in the Novosibirsk region with his grandparents, husband, and dog.
I can’t stand inaction. “I’m very afraid of persecution and of going to prison. As he puts it, “I managed to catch the last train.”
Before this, he and his future husband, 19 years old and also named Mark, received medical assessments that, until November 30, 2023, allowed them to register for gender reassignment surgery and hormone therapy. At 14, Ayan realized he liked boys.
Which means that, if you’re young and gay in Putin’s Russia, you’re ostracized and cut off from any kind of legal support network.
We travel to Russia ahead of February’s Sochi Winter Olympics to investigate the effects of the country’s state-sanctioned homophobia.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned gay “propaganda” in June last year, Russia’s LGBT community went from being a stigmatized fringe group to full-blown enemies of the state.
And I also wish Anya’s child knew about us.” Anya plans to tell her son when he turns 10. I’m not ready to give that up.”
‘You can do whatever you want to the invisible’
Ayan, 34, is a doctor like his parents. But to continue our work, we need your help.
Your support, no matter how small, makes a world of difference.
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This article was written by Arina Ruble and originally published in Russian by Novaya Vkladka on August 7, 2024.
There were large LGBTQ+ communities and queer-friendly establishments in Moscow, and everything seemed more or less fine.
Tel feels differently — since he realized and accepted himself, “he hasn’t lived a single day in peace.”
Despite their fears, exhaustion, and skepticism, both volunteer to help queers with everyday issues and health problems, provide shelter and registration, and offer legal consultations.
If you do nothing, nothing will change,” says Heinrich.
“I fear we’ll be crushed by the wheels of history — me, my husband, and our friends,” says Tel.
‘There are many of us, and we are strong’
Violetta is a transgender woman. Tomorrow they might ban sandals, saying sandals are a sign of the Extremist Organization of Sandal Wearers, for example.
He has always wanted a child. Your reminder is set.
We will send you one reminder email a month from now. “There are many of us, and we are strong,” Violetta says, “despite attempts to suppress us.”
Before November 30, 2023, Violetta wasn’t interested in activism. Now, such assessments are useless “because of the law, you can’t get hormone therapy or have surgeries.” Considering everything, the 19 year old Mark decided not to change his passport and officially remained a woman so the couple could register their relationship.
By city standards, Mark doesn’t look extravagant; he resembles Daniel Radcliffe casting Harry Potter more than a flamboyant character.
For details on the personal data we collect and how it is used, please see our Privacy Policy. When a journalist asks if the locals have become more aggressive after the law was passed, Mark replies that people in the settlement have always been biased against queer individuals.
Younger Mark speaks cautiously and sadly about how the people’s hostility affects him deeply.
They live in a district center and, according to him, are supportive and liberal, especially his mother.