Russian police have reportedly been ensuring the enforcement of the country’s controversial anti-LGBT legislation following the detention and fine of several people for dressing in a manner that made them look “too gay”
“Trying to arouse interest in non-traditional sexual relations” has been considered a crime in Russia for over a decade, but the law was usually enforced against individuals and organizations that published and promoted LGBT “propaganda”.
According to reports, a recent analysis of court documents by an independent news outlet revealed that the Kremlin’s strategy to promote ‘traditional values’ now includes the detention and fine detaining of people for “looking too gay”.
It understood that the situation was raised to the fore of local commentary after the Russian news website Verstka revealed an incident last year in which eight individuals were detained by police for wearing clothing that promoted “non-traditional sexual relations”, which received no media coverage.
According to the documentation, a group of men were detained and eventually fined by police for suspicion of promoting an LGBT agenda following a nightclub raid in a nightclub in the city of Tula.
According to the photo description discovered in Vertska’s recent court document analysis, one of the offenders had “pink socks, an unbuttoned kimono over his shoulders, his hair dyed bright orange, and red tattoos on his face,” while another had “crosses of black tape glued to his nipples” and wore a “women’s style corset”.
“Although a man, he was wearing a short top covering his chest, black leather shorts above the knee, on which there were several chain-shaped ornaments and fishnet tights,” police described another suspect.
The Russian Court reportedly agreed that “the appearance of the detainees was inconsistent with the image of a man of traditional sexual orientation,” and fined two of them 50,000 rubles ($467).
The club’s bartender club defended his attire with claims that it aligned with his gothic identity as the reason for his turquoise hair, eyebrow piercings, and a black t-shirt rolled up to his chest.
