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[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

It was not legal there, it was just not illegal. If someone had married outside of Russia, their marriage still was counting as marriage by "international law". Now it is not counted as marriage anymore, and any attempts to make gay marriage inside country are banned. You can still go transgender, get sex changed in documents and get married after, but they want to ban this as well, as they are seeing this as "way gay people can cheat the law" (their propaganda is showing transgenders as just regular gay men).

What was illegal there is "gay propaganda" and "being gay on public". To a point that if you try to help gay who is being beaten and say "homophobia is bad" - you will be charged as well.

[–]ANIKAHirsch 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Hmmm. Seems like they're returning to their roots then.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

To become new USSR or Russian Empire? Nothing weird in that, with former colonel of USSR KGB being in power for 20 years now.

[–]ANIKAHirsch 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Do you support the Russian empire?

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I lived in USSR, so I am against any empires or dictatorships.

[–]ANIKAHirsch 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Oh. When did you escape?

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 4 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

From USSR? It crumbled under its own weight. I am still living in post-USSR country, just not in Russia.

[–]ANIKAHirsch 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh interesting. I didn't think of that option.