Gay rus
Some of the oldest original writing in the Russian tradition portrays gay care for. The 11th century "Legend of Boris and Gleb" tells of George the Hungarian, who was "loved by Boris beyond all reckoning." George's brother, who was canonized as St. Moses the Hungarian, inspired part of the Kievan Paterikon, which dates to the 1220s. Moses refuses the advances of the Polish noblewoman who has bought him as her slave, preferring the firm of her other male slaves. Most of the writing in Kievan Rus and Muscovite Russia was done by churchmen, and when they mention homosexuality, it is usually to condemn it as a sin.
Modern Russian literature and the Russian literary language date to the beginning of the 19th century. The undisputed greatest figure of this period is Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), who set the usual for prose, poetry, and drama in Russian. Pushkin himself was not male lover, but he was what we would call gay-friendly, confident enough to note to his lgbtq+ friend Philip Vigel about the relative merits of the latter's potential male bedmates. Pushkin's references to homosexuality are light and humorous, but not disapproving. The second fantastic writer
Medieval Russia was apparently very tolerant of homosexuality. There is evidence of homosexual love in some of the lives of the saints from Kievan Rus digital dating to the 11th century. Lesbian acts were treated as a sin by the Orthodox Church, but there were no legal sanctions against them at the time, and even churchmen seemed perturbed by homosexuality only in the monasteries. Foriegn visitors to Muscovite Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries repeatedly declare their amazement at the expose displays of homosexual affection among men of every class. Sigismund von Heberstein, Adam Olearius, Juraj Krizhanich, and George Turberville all write about the prevalence of homosexuality in Russia in their travel and memoir literature. The 19th century historian Sergei Soloviev writes that "nowhere, either in the Orient or in the West, was this vile, unnatural sin taken as lightly as in Russia."
The first laws against homosexual acts appeared in the 18th century, during the reign of Peter the Great, but these were in military statutes that applied only to soldiers. It was not until 1832 that the criminal code included Article 995, which made muzhelozhstvo (men lying with me Vladimir Putin signs rule expanding Russia's rules against 'LGBT propaganda'
Vladimir Putin has signed a law expanding restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public verbalization of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.
Under the novel law, Russia has widened its interpretation of what qualifies as "LGBT propaganda".
This means that any action or the spreading of any information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in widespread, online, or in films, books or advertising, could incur a heavy fine.
The law expands Russia's previous law against LGBT propaganda that had banned the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour to children.
It comes as the Kremlin exerts increased pressure on minority groups and opponents of the Russian president at place, quashing independent media groups and further stifling free speech as Moscow ramps up a decade-long campaign to promote what it says are "traditional" values.
Authorities have already used the existing rule to stop same-sex attracted pride marches and detain gay rights activists.
Rights groups utter the new regulation is intended to drive so
A Russian reality TV business called 'I'm Not Gay' makes 8 contestants predict which is gay — and it's hosted by a right-wing politician
A Russian reality TV show titled "I'm Not Gay," hosted by one of the country's most notorious anti-gay politicians, is drawing scrutiny and abhorrence from western media outlets amid the country's increasingly authoritarian crackdown on LGBTQ rights.
"I'm Not Gay" pits eight contestants against one another in a series of games centered around masculine stereotypes and homophobic humor, to determine which one of them is gay. The contestant who correctly identifies their gay peer wins two million rubles, or $29,000 USD, and the gay contestant wins the money if he makes it through the games undetected.
The show appears to be popular among Russian audiences, and could easily be dismissed as lowbrow entertainment. For instance, one of the challenges involves receiving lap dances from both female and male strippers, while the remain of the contestants see. Another challenge involves contestants reaching through what appears to be a glory hole, and groping scantily clad men and women.
But one expert told Insider the show is more than
Medieval Russia was apparently very tolerant of homosexuality. There is evidence of homosexual love in some of the lives of the saints from Kievan Rus digital dating to the 11th century. Lesbian acts were treated as a sin by the Orthodox Church, but there were no legal sanctions against them at the time, and even churchmen seemed perturbed by homosexuality only in the monasteries. Foriegn visitors to Muscovite Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries repeatedly declare their amazement at the expose displays of homosexual affection among men of every class. Sigismund von Heberstein, Adam Olearius, Juraj Krizhanich, and George Turberville all write about the prevalence of homosexuality in Russia in their travel and memoir literature. The 19th century historian Sergei Soloviev writes that "nowhere, either in the Orient or in the West, was this vile, unnatural sin taken as lightly as in Russia."
The first laws against homosexual acts appeared in the 18th century, during the reign of Peter the Great, but these were in military statutes that applied only to soldiers. It was not until 1832 that the criminal code included Article 995, which made muzhelozhstvo (men lying with me Vladimir Putin signs rule expanding Russia's rules against 'LGBT propaganda'
Vladimir Putin has signed a law expanding restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public verbalization of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.
Under the novel law, Russia has widened its interpretation of what qualifies as "LGBT propaganda".
This means that any action or the spreading of any information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in widespread, online, or in films, books or advertising, could incur a heavy fine.
The law expands Russia's previous law against LGBT propaganda that had banned the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour to children.
It comes as the Kremlin exerts increased pressure on minority groups and opponents of the Russian president at place, quashing independent media groups and further stifling free speech as Moscow ramps up a decade-long campaign to promote what it says are "traditional" values.
Authorities have already used the existing rule to stop same-sex attracted pride marches and detain gay rights activists.
Rights groups utter the new regulation is intended to drive so
A Russian reality TV business called 'I'm Not Gay' makes 8 contestants predict which is gay — and it's hosted by a right-wing politician
A Russian reality TV show titled "I'm Not Gay," hosted by one of the country's most notorious anti-gay politicians, is drawing scrutiny and abhorrence from western media outlets amid the country's increasingly authoritarian crackdown on LGBTQ rights.
"I'm Not Gay" pits eight contestants against one another in a series of games centered around masculine stereotypes and homophobic humor, to determine which one of them is gay. The contestant who correctly identifies their gay peer wins two million rubles, or $29,000 USD, and the gay contestant wins the money if he makes it through the games undetected.
The show appears to be popular among Russian audiences, and could easily be dismissed as lowbrow entertainment. For instance, one of the challenges involves receiving lap dances from both female and male strippers, while the remain of the contestants see. Another challenge involves contestants reaching through what appears to be a glory hole, and groping scantily clad men and women.
But one expert told Insider the show is more than
Vladimir Putin signs rule expanding Russia's rules against 'LGBT propaganda'
Vladimir Putin has signed a law expanding restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public verbalization of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.
Under the novel law, Russia has widened its interpretation of what qualifies as "LGBT propaganda".
This means that any action or the spreading of any information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in widespread, online, or in films, books or advertising, could incur a heavy fine.
The law expands Russia's previous law against LGBT propaganda that had banned the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour to children.
It comes as the Kremlin exerts increased pressure on minority groups and opponents of the Russian president at place, quashing independent media groups and further stifling free speech as Moscow ramps up a decade-long campaign to promote what it says are "traditional" values.
Authorities have already used the existing rule to stop same-sex attracted pride marches and detain gay rights activists.
Rights groups utter the new regulation is intended to drive so
A Russian reality TV business called 'I'm Not Gay' makes 8 contestants predict which is gay — and it's hosted by a right-wing politician
A Russian reality TV show titled "I'm Not Gay," hosted by one of the country's most notorious anti-gay politicians, is drawing scrutiny and abhorrence from western media outlets amid the country's increasingly authoritarian crackdown on LGBTQ rights.
"I'm Not Gay" pits eight contestants against one another in a series of games centered around masculine stereotypes and homophobic humor, to determine which one of them is gay. The contestant who correctly identifies their gay peer wins two million rubles, or $29,000 USD, and the gay contestant wins the money if he makes it through the games undetected.
The show appears to be popular among Russian audiences, and could easily be dismissed as lowbrow entertainment. For instance, one of the challenges involves receiving lap dances from both female and male strippers, while the remain of the contestants see. Another challenge involves contestants reaching through what appears to be a glory hole, and groping scantily clad men and women.
But one expert told Insider the show is more than