news Russia fines party-goers for looking too gay

[Revolution]

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Russia fined at least seven people for "looking too gay" after a police raid on a nightclub in Tula in February, an analysis of court records by an independent Russian media outlet showed.

At least eight people were detained during the operation, which videos show was carried out by men in military-style uniforms and helmets.

Police charged the detainees with "trying to arouse interest in non-traditional sexual relations", which has been a crime in Russia for a decade although it is usually directed at those publishing pro-LGBT material not for those wearing "unmanly" clothing.
 

One man had "crosses of black tape glued to his nipples" and a "women's style corset" on his "naked" body.
 

Another had "pink socks … an unbuttoned kimono over his shoulders, his hair dyed bright orange, and red tattoos on his face".
 

"Although a man, he was wearing a short top covering his chest, black leather shorts above the knee, on which there were several chain-shaped ornaments, and fishnet tights," read another description.

One man, a bartender, avoided a fine by arguing that he was a goth and that was why he had eyebrow piercings, "turquoise hair" and wore a "black T-shirt rolled up to his chest".
 

"The appearance of the detainees is inconsistent with the image of a man of traditional sexual orientation," judges were reported to have said.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/01/russia-fines-party-goers-for-looking-too-gay/

[MattieB]

Can we go back to the original timeline already? What even is this place?

[Terrielle]

The world is becoming a parody of itself

[Princess Aurora]

Fellas, is it gay to party hard now? 

Edited Thursday at 02:39 PM by Princess Aurora

[Virgos Groove]

I don't mean to sound like a Reddit atheist, but the Russian Orthodox Church is such a plague.

Edited Thursday at 03:24 PM by Virgos Groove

[Rev8]

They really are going back to how it used to be in their communist regime

[Bloodflowers.]

Can't even dress edgy without being locked up 

[YellowRibbon]

Rotten society that hates freedom since its foundation 

[Slap]

Well good for them, we wouldn't want to seem gay now would we. Putin is a real man and likes to ride bareback, he is a very good role model for ex homosexuals.