Systematic Vilification of Russian LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Them Underground

Systematic Vilification of Russian LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Them Underground

BRATISLAVA, June 16 (IPS) - LGBTQ+ people in Russia are being forced to increasingly use self-censoring strategies in their daily lives as they struggle with systemic vulnerability, one of the largest surveys of the LGBTQ+ community in the country has shown.

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