Russian Police Raid “Gay” Party, Beat “Feminine-Looking” Men

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declared an “extremist organization” by the Russian Supreme Court.As reported by The Telegraph, security officers entered the party, held at Typography, a club in Tula, 100 miles south of Moscow.

They then dragged “feminine-looking” men out into the snow before beating them, based on information from the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info.

The gathering was not advertised as a “gay” or “LGBTQ” party, but the description by promoters of a night of “love, openness, and sexuality” attracted the attention of authorities.In a video posted by Russian media, a plainclothes officer wearing a mask is shown throwing an attendee to the ground and punching and kicking him.

A second man, dressed in a military uniform, watches.“The security forces forced the party participants to lie on the floor,” OVD-Info said in its statement. “Those present were photographed, beaten, and threatened with being forced into the war in Ukraine.”Authorities then allegedly selected nine of the “most feminine-looking” men from the event, who were taken to a local police station, booked, and charged with spreading pro-LGBTQ propaganda.One attendee told Russian opposition media he was forced to sing the official Tula region anthem.“They grabbed me by the hair and asked who I was,” he said. “‘This is a Hero City!