Milo Yiannopoulos brings us this disturbing tidbit:
A gay man from Chechnya, Russia has spoken out, providing some troubling details related to the the majority-Muslim province's effort to eliminate the LGBTQ community entirely.
According to Metro.co.uk's Charles White, many gay men living in Chechnya fear the government will "eliminate" them by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The government is reportedly hoarding[sic] the gay men into "concentration camps" where some may have been killed.
According to Breitbart, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) spoke with several gay victims of oppression who have managed to escape Chechnya. What they've revealed is that not only are gay men in the region afraid of persecution from authority.
They're also scared of "honor killings" by family members looking to punish them for shaming their family name. This fear follows the individuals even after they've left Chechnya, where the bulk of the atrocities appears to be occurring.
"If any of my relatives realize I'm gay, they won't hesitate a minute before killing me," said one 28-year-old victim according to the outlet. "And if they don't do it, they will get killed themselves for failing to uphold the family honor."
[Ed. note: See also this fascinating background article on the apparent cause of this recent pogrom in Chechnya. Hat tip to n1 for providing this link.]
I know it's not our usual fare but some things just need brought out in the open; see what Iran is up to.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 26 2017, @12:21PM (5 children)
Yes, in fact I do. I just don't cheerlead for them because I, unlike you, treat them as equal to anyone else; i.e. I don't give two shits about them unless there's something noteworthy going on.
I don't go looking for injustice around the world, so I hadn't heard of any of these stories. I'm absolutely sure it's out there but dealing with the stuff on my doorstep is generally sufficient for the day. See above about not being a cheerleader.
One of your Protected Classes attempting genocide on another and your entire movement saying fuck-all about it. It deserved covered and you couldn't get past the cognitive dissonance that Muslims killing Gays was causing you long enough to publish a story about an atrocity.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @12:29PM (3 children)
Yes, in fact I do.
Sure you do...
We've all seen you do it!
Right?
Right...?
Protected Classes
JFC would you quit with the whinging already?
All you are doing is proving that it really is all about politics for you.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday April 26 2017, @12:46PM (1 child)
You just said that attached to a story I submitted about their right to life. How stupid can you possibly be?
Again, you are the one who politicized this. To me it was nothing but a story about something atrocious that should not be happening.
You've lost this argument. Time to Move On.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @01:03PM
You just said that attached to a story I submitted about their right to life. How stupid can you possibly be?
Not stupid enough to think that example of you using gay rights muslim bash as proof that you care about gay rights in any other context.
In fact, I am confident that you have literally never submitted a story about human rights of any kind that wasn't actually a twisted defense of bashing minorities.
To me it was nothing but a story about something atrocious that should not be happening.
Just because you keep denying the obvious doesn't make it any less obvious.
We aren't that stupid either.
You've lost this argument. Time to Move On.
You lost the argument the minute you submitted the story.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @03:42PM
JFC would you quit with the whinging already?
Can you feel my cock sliding into your rancidhole?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 26 2017, @02:14PM
Yes, in fact I do. I just don't cheerlead for them because I, unlike you, treat them as equal to anyone else; i.e. I don't give two shits about them unless there's something noteworthy going on.
Which is why you staunchly condemn yapopolis's harassment of a trans student in front of a riled-up crowd - naming her while displaying a picture and accusing her of 'forcing his way into women's locker rooms' [teenvogue.com] - the standard trope for inciting violence against trans people.
Oh, you don't condemn that?
Yeah, you really care about the rights of LGBTQ people.