There are many topics out there to choose from. Sex trafficking in Thailand, AIDS in Africa, or the African Food Crisis of 2011. (globalissues.org) The topic chosen is one that isn’t just happening in Russia. It happens all over the world. The topic is “Human Rights - LGBT” and the paper will focus on Russia.
History and Demography
With a population of 142.470.272, Russia is a huge country. Out of all the people in Russia only 29.918.757 people believe that homsexuality is an orientation that people are born with. 64.111.622 people believe that being gay is the result of “loose personal morals.” (rt.com/news/russia-gay-law-myths-951/)
The LGBT community has been in Russian history for some time. Government officials have been trying to stop …show more content…
The main cause is because of the laws the russian government puts on LGBT groups and people. Many regions in Russia have two laws, that are considered homophobic. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The Ryazan Region has two laws. They are: 1). Law of the Ryazan Region No. 41-03 “On the Protection of Morality and Health of Children in the Ryazan Region” dated April 3rd 2006 and 2). Amendments to the Regional Code of Administrative Code. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The Arkhangelsk Region also has two laws passed. They were passed in 2011 and added to existing laws. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The first article is: “ARTICLE 10. Measures to prevent public actions aimed at the promotion of homosexuality among minors.” The second article is: “ARTICLE 2.13. Public actions aimed at the promotion of homosexuality among minors.” …show more content…
Some might say it’s unfair. Some might say it’s right. Some might say that it denies people of who they are. The “it” in this case is the problem. The “it” that has dominated Russia since the early 1600’s. The “it” is homophobia. Homophobia has been a main issue in Russia; eighty percent are against it, twenty percent are for it (themoscowtimes.com). So many protests have been held. Eight different regions in Russia are banning homophobia all together. Many are questioning the “question at hand”. Should homophobia be allowed. Many laws have been put into place in Russia. The laws ban gay propaganda. There have been attacks on gays who attend protests. The police don 't intervene because protests are against the law.
According to a research paper by Human Rights First, over the last decade, the rise of Russian Right Wing activists have led a wave of violent hate crime (Academic Article 1). When people are attacked after revealing their sexual orientation, they are attacked, and some are usually tortured. While Putin has said that attacks on LGBT are not tolerated, Russian police and officials have made no arrests (Academic Article 1). The Russian authorities rarely investigate reports regarding gender bias.
Basically, the overview summed up is simple. People who identify as LGBT are denied their rights because of what other people think. Is this
History and Demography
With a population of 142.470.272, Russia is a huge country. Out of all the people in Russia only 29.918.757 people believe that homsexuality is an orientation that people are born with. 64.111.622 people believe that being gay is the result of “loose personal morals.” (rt.com/news/russia-gay-law-myths-951/)
The LGBT community has been in Russian history for some time. Government officials have been trying to stop …show more content…
The main cause is because of the laws the russian government puts on LGBT groups and people. Many regions in Russia have two laws, that are considered homophobic. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The Ryazan Region has two laws. They are: 1). Law of the Ryazan Region No. 41-03 “On the Protection of Morality and Health of Children in the Ryazan Region” dated April 3rd 2006 and 2). Amendments to the Regional Code of Administrative Code. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The Arkhangelsk Region also has two laws passed. They were passed in 2011 and added to existing laws. (The situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Russian Federation) The first article is: “ARTICLE 10. Measures to prevent public actions aimed at the promotion of homosexuality among minors.” The second article is: “ARTICLE 2.13. Public actions aimed at the promotion of homosexuality among minors.” …show more content…
Some might say it’s unfair. Some might say it’s right. Some might say that it denies people of who they are. The “it” in this case is the problem. The “it” that has dominated Russia since the early 1600’s. The “it” is homophobia. Homophobia has been a main issue in Russia; eighty percent are against it, twenty percent are for it (themoscowtimes.com). So many protests have been held. Eight different regions in Russia are banning homophobia all together. Many are questioning the “question at hand”. Should homophobia be allowed. Many laws have been put into place in Russia. The laws ban gay propaganda. There have been attacks on gays who attend protests. The police don 't intervene because protests are against the law.
According to a research paper by Human Rights First, over the last decade, the rise of Russian Right Wing activists have led a wave of violent hate crime (Academic Article 1). When people are attacked after revealing their sexual orientation, they are attacked, and some are usually tortured. While Putin has said that attacks on LGBT are not tolerated, Russian police and officials have made no arrests (Academic Article 1). The Russian authorities rarely investigate reports regarding gender bias.
Basically, the overview summed up is simple. People who identify as LGBT are denied their rights because of what other people think. Is this