Putin vs Gays: Why Has Russia Launched a Full-Scale Crackdown on LGBTQ People?

Support the project:   / apogovorit   00:00 Being gay in Russia — what is it like? 04:57 How the Crisis Group SK SOS was founded 06:05 The death in pre-trial detention of Andrey Kotov — organizer of LGBT tours 08:12 The sad story of a Siberian guy named August 11:54 How August was raised by a Chechen father involved in a radical cell 14:44 Life after the father’s arrest and harassment from relatives 17:12 On the denunciation and interrogation at the police station without cameras 22:39 “Blood cleansing” in Chechnya 25:43 On sending LGBT people to the front, threats, and extortion 28:54 Sergey’s story — childhood trauma and a dizzying career 31:42 The first police visit and leaving Russia 33:40 From IT specialist to refugee: Sergey on life in exile 36:21 Why are refugees housed on cruise ships? 39:33 Fired because of orientation: the story of Lyosha from Petrozavodsk 47:27 Bullying, an attack by neighbors, and moving to the Netherlands 52:41 Arrest and criminal case: the story of Sergey, a waiter from St. Petersburg 1:01:12 On deportation and life in Finland 1:04:29 What is it like being gay in a remote Finnish town? 1:06:12 How Lyosha was denied asylum after 3 years of waiting 1:09:51 Will things get worse in Russia? 1:10:55 The free Russia of the past 1:16:32 How gay men are coerced into working for security services 1:20:23 How the film’s protagonists live now #lgbt #russia #putin