Homophobia in Russia Is Taking a Kafkaesque Turn

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LGBT organizations declared foreign agents in one fell swoop, gays being blacklisted by banks, employers, and landlords—welcome to the new reality of being LGBT under Putin.

Published Jun. 9 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/06/09/homophobia-in-russia-is-taking-a-kafkaesque-turn/140608-michaelson-russia-lgbt-tease_ywt77x — Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

We all know things are bad for LGBT people in Russia, right?

In fact, we have no idea. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast, Tatiana Vinnichenko, director of the Russian LGBT organization Rakurs, revealed how much most of us in the West don’t know about Russia’s anti-gay crackdown.

Jay Michaelson

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Homophobia in Russia Is Taking a Kafkaesque Turn

LGBT organizations declared foreign agents in one fell swoop, gays being blacklisted by banks, employers, and landlords—welcome to the new reality of being LGBT under Putin.

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Jay Michaelson