Gay teenager kidnapped and tortured by Russian homophobes believed to have died from injuries

[MNBrewer]

Boycott the Olympics and all things Russian!

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/08/06/gay-teenager-kidnapped-and-tortured-by-russian-homophobes-believed-to-have-died-from-injuries/

The gay teenager who was kidnapped and tortured by Russian neo-Nazis has died from his injuries it has been claimed.

Spectrum Human Rights reports that the gay teenager kidnapped, tortured and forced to come out to his parents has died from his injuries caused by the attack. It quotes a doctor who is associated with the campaign against homophobia in Russia. As the victim has not been identified, PinkNews is unable to verify the claims.

Last month an image of the victim, stripped and covered with paint and forced to hold a sex toy, covered in red paint shocked the world.

[JI7]

1. what happened to those who attacked him ?

[MNBrewer]

4. no police action has been taken, according to the article

[JI7]

9. so it's legal to attack someone for being gay ?

[MNBrewer]

10. No police action has been taken

Gay people in Russia don't fare any better with the cops or the military than they do with vigilantes. Being out and gay is illegal in Russia, and is highly dangerous.

Think along the lines of being a black civil rights proponent in Mississippi in the early 60s, when the cops were allied with the klan.

[Purveyor]

2. Thank the lords that has never happened in the good ole USA, eh? eom

[MNBrewer]

3. Glib answer!

for a serious topic. Read up on what's happening in Russia, then come back and apologize.

[William769]

5. Your wasting your breath on that one.

Seriously!

[Purveyor]

7. Clean up our own 'backyard' before looking over the fence to at our neighbors. eom

[William769]

12. Heres an idea.

Go join your friends.

[JI7]

11. it happens, but it seems like it's legal to do it in Russia

the guys who killed matthew shephard are in prison.

also many gays have told me they view their rights and community as crossing borders. so gays who live in the worst/best places will still care about what is going on in other places .

the US is moving forward on gay rights. Russia is moving backwards.

[William769]

6. I keep saying it starts with the propaganda, then the laws, then the roundups to...

People keep telling me I being dramatic. It's happened before and I believe we are about to see it happen again. World pressure will depend on how far it gets.

people that don't remember history are doomed to repeat it.

[MADem]

8. You aren't being dramatic. Dismissive "It ain't so bad" comments are agenda-laden crap.

Anyone who apologizes for discrimination, official or unofficial, violent or the "friendly" kind, you know, "a bit of jail and a fine, no big deal" should be ashamed of themselves.

If we don't boycott the Olympics, the entire delegation ought to show up in rainbow colored uniforms, and encourage the rest of the damn world to do the same.

That'll fix their little Red wagon!!

They are on the wrong side of history on this 'un.