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Russia Develops Gay Tattoo Check For Suspected Soldiers
(OK, I've heard of ridiculous and overreaching, but this is dumb. I guess Putin wants to return to the good old KGB days and totalitarian rule. Old as dirt, go find a group and punish them, distort their image, show your power, and grip the nation with fear and obedience. And pamper the church.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/russia-gay-tattoo-check-soldiers-military-laws_n_2545637.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices
Russia is reportedly planning to go to shockingly intimate lengths to ensure that its military is devoid of gay participants.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the Russian Defense Ministry's central administration has developed a technical guide that calls for a "physical examination" that includes checking for tattoos in particularly sensitive areas on the new recruits' bodys.
The technical guide recommends "special attention " for tattoos near the face, sexual organs and buttocks, because body art in those areas can potentially reveal "sexual deviations," according to the Times.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the Russian Defense Ministry's central administration has developed a technical guide that calls for a "physical examination" that includes checking for tattoos in particularly sensitive areas on the new recruits' bodys.
The technical guide recommends "special attention " for tattoos near the face, sexual organs and buttocks, because body art in those areas can potentially reveal "sexual deviations," according to the Times.