Reaction to gays in Russia - Social Experiment

[Jazzy]

We hoped our story about the anti-gay Facebook filter showed Russia was becoming more tolerant.

Just 80-odd people used the Russian flag to protest against the rainbow filter that was used to celebrate gay marriage being legalised in the USA.

That’s out of a population of around 145 million people.

But if this video is anything to go by our optimism was… ill-founded.

Two men, who broadcast as ‘Chebrussia TV’ were attacked and heckled as they walked round Moscow holding hands.

They carried out the walk was part of a social experiment on attitudes towards homosexuality in the country.

In the most frightening exchange one man barged in to the pair and then pushed one of them against a wall.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia 20 years ago but according to human rights groups hate crimes against gay people are on the increase.

This is not helped by a law that bans ‘homosexual propaganda’.

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[Raven]

Absolutly disgusting behaviour, Can't believe people are so nasty and discriminative.