13. Gays Are Outlawed
If you are a kid in Russia, you probably don’t realize that there are actually gay people in this world. That’s because in Russia, it is illegal to tell kids that gay people exist. Whether it comes from a close minded individual, or a higher power that doesn’t want to see things change, being openly gay in Russia is not such a good idea. Russians do not tend to take homosexuality very lightly. People have been known to be imprisoned for being gay as well as beaten and other terrible situations. But Russia is very big on keeping up with the norm, and anytime something comes along that threatens that norm, they start to feel hostile towards it. That includes men being with men, as well as women being with other women. But there are plenty of different places around the world that do not accept homosexuality very well, however, Russia seems to be the country in which people first bring to mind when it comes to the opposition of being gay.
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