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sakabatou

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Sat Sep 20, 2014, 04:20 AM Sep 2014

Gays gassed at event in Russia [View all]

I'm unsure if this belongs in LBN or somewhere else, but I'm posting this here.

Renowned Russian homophobe and St. Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, reportedly showed up with Russian Orthodox activists at a gay rights event in St. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday, doused the attendees with a green antisceptic liquid, and then gassed the room.

Several attendees fell ill from the gas, according to a report from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Milonov is the author of the local St. Petersburg version of a series of draconian “gay propaganda” laws that have caused quite a stir in the past two years.

Milonov is no stranger to controversy, and has disrupted gay events before. Among other things, Milonov has claimed that homosexuality can be cured through fasting and prayer.


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Gays gassed at event in Russia [View all] sakabatou Sep 2014 OP
It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. Behind the Aegis Sep 2014 #1
The world is overrun by religious nutters. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #2
so his God told him to gas other human beings ? JI7 Sep 2014 #3
Nationalistic, fascistic, homophobic antisemite. Hmmm there's a term for that... stevenleser Sep 2014 #4
You must be wrong. The Russian government hates nazis with a passion. pampango Sep 2014 #20
They only hate German Nazis. roamer65 Sep 2014 #22
I weep for my species. No exaggeration. n/t. bvf Sep 2014 #5
Ruh roh ReRe Sep 2014 #6
I would be trying to get out if I were them, but the LuvNewcastle Sep 2014 #8
Oh, it does me too. ReRe Sep 2014 #10
Stephen Fry confronts Vitaly Milonov Bosonic Sep 2014 #7
This video not available in your country. SamKnause Sep 2014 #14
Same here sakabatou Sep 2014 #18
He asks perfectly reasonable questions, and the guy just evades, evades, evades. Typical. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #33
Hmm... Lancero Sep 2014 #9
And of course he's not arrested. Fascist Russia for you. nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #11
Milonov should have fasted and prayed to prove he knows how to cure the homosexuals. Instead B Calm Sep 2014 #12
Things you won't read at RT...nt SidDithers Sep 2014 #13
I'm sure NATO's to blame for this. Somehow. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #15
Either that or the Ukrainians mythology Sep 2014 #21
Nuland....cookies..... Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #23
of course it is the cookies Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #26
Disgusting. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #16
If the authorities do anything in response, I will be surprised. n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2014 #17
Horrible. undeterred Sep 2014 #19
This is a human rights violation etherealtruth Sep 2014 #24
This is just a prelude. nt William769 Sep 2014 #25
A prelude to what? sakabatou Sep 2014 #27
Let's just say history tends to repeat itself, especially when people don't remember. William769 Sep 2014 #28
God, I hope that doesn't happen sakabatou Sep 2014 #29
At the least, I fear it'll get worse before it gets better. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #30
Sounds like a fundie from right here treestar Sep 2014 #31
Absolutely appalling. nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #32
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