How dangerous is being queer in Russia? | DW News

A clampdown on the LGBTQ community in Russia has reportedly intensified during the war in Ukraine. A new law was passed banning almost any queer-friendly information there, labeling it as “gay propaganda”. For LGBTQ activist Piotr Voskresensky, it’s as if queer people were being deleted from society. Fearing for his freedom, he decided to leave the country.

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