Archived Two Men Pretend to be Gay in Russia - Watch People React (English Captions) (youtube.com)
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Archived Two Men Pretend to be Gay in Russia - Watch People React (English Captions) (youtube.com)
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[–] Otav 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
Religion in Russia was abandoned for many years during the communist era, so to suggest Russians are "strongly" religious is a little ironic. Also it suggests that maybe the resurgence of religion is the reason for homophobia. Although there maybe some truth in religious opposition to people who are gay, homophobia seems to be strongly politically motivated and endorsed by political leaders. The people confronting the couple in the video did not come across particularly as seeking to give a message about their faith. They just appeared abusive and confrontational.
Good on those who did the video, it portrays well how difficult it is to be free to be who you want to be, especially when other people in society want to stop you, and you have no support from officials to turn to for help.