A disturbing study has found that one in five Russians advocate for ‘eliminating’ LGBTQ people. The independent poll by Levada Centre reflects the rife homophobia and discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Russia despite homosexuality technically being legal since 1993.
However, under propaganda laws, LGBTQ activity is illegal with penalties including imprisonment, fines, torture, and executions.
The NGO has conducted the survey since 1989 to uncover behaviors of people who “deviate from socially acceptable norms” and while the figures are distressing, they also indicate a slight improvement in attitude shifts over the years, with 18% of respondents in favour of ‘liquidating’ LGBTQ citizens, down 3% since 2015.
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