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yapcguy on Sept 25, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'

I think this is new to many people and thus well worth reporting.

Also, homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia in 1993. The recent law bans distributing material about non-traditional sexual relations to minors. It does not make it illegal to be gay in Russia.

Contrast this to Qatar where it is illegal to be a male and homosexual - the punishment being a couple of years in prison and public lashing.

awda on Sept 25, 2013 [–]

Yeah, it's not illegal, just totally unsafe due to vigilante mobs enforcing perceived societal values. TOTALLY different. </sarcasm>

Relative to each other, maybe it's better for gays in Russia than Qatar. But they're both pretty fucking awful compared to the rest of the world.

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