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We know there have been at least six prisons created in Chechnya, which is a republic of Russia, to secretly detain men with “nontraditional” sexual practices. We also know that Chechnya allegedly plans to “eliminate” its gay community by the start of Ramadan on May 26 — just one month away.
This isn’t normal. It’s terrifying. And unfortunately, it seems like it’s become more difficult to rely on world leaders to step up to the plate on their own volition. Rather than speak out against what’s happening in Chechnya, President Donald Trump tweeted about Hillary Clinton’s hypothetical polling numbers. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shrugged off the allegations of mass arrests and abuse while he posed for a photo with Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kadyrov on April 19.
With so many people in power ignoring these blatant crimes against humanity, the feelings of helplessness are hard to shake.
But if Kadyrov seriously believes that simply denying that gay and bisexual men exist in Chechnya means he can carry out these sorts of atrocities without the outside world noticing — with our free press, internet access, and determination to mobilize — he’s got another thing coming.
ICYMI: Queer men in Chechnya are being rounded up and tortured in camps. It’s 2017, and this is really happening. Here’s how you can help. (via Upworthy)
gaywrites:
We know there have been at least six prisons created in Chechnya, which is a republic of Russia, to secretly detain men with “nontraditional” sexual practices. We also know that Chechnya allegedly plans to “eliminate” its gay community by the start of Ramadan on May 26 — just one month away.
This isn’t normal. It’s terrifying. And unfortunately, it seems like it’s become more difficult to rely on world leaders to step up to the plate on their own volition. Rather than speak out against what’s happening in Chechnya, President Donald Trump tweeted about Hillary Clinton’s hypothetical polling numbers. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shrugged off the allegations of mass arrests and abuse while he posed for a photo with Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kadyrov on April 19.
With so many people in power ignoring these blatant crimes against humanity, the feelings of helplessness are hard to shake.
But if Kadyrov seriously believes that simply denying that gay and bisexual men exist in Chechnya means he can carry out these sorts of atrocities without the outside world noticing — with our free press, internet access, and determination to mobilize — he’s got another thing coming.
ICYMI: Queer men in Chechnya are being rounded up and tortured in camps. It’s 2017, and this is really happening. Here’s how you can help. (via Upworthy)
