There has been plenty of evidence emerging from Russia that the country is becoming increasingly and disturbingly anti-gay. However it’s not just the ‘gay propaganda’ law that essentially bans any positive talk of homosexuality in public, but it appears filmmakers are being asked to sign pledges they won’t make films about anything LGBT in the country or hire a gay director.
That includes Ralph Fiennes, who’s spoken out about the fact he was asked to sign such a document on a recent trip to Russia. He told The Guardian, “I knew there was a disturbing level of homophobia, but this written requirement I found profoundly disturbing. I’m afraid I laughed – as you do when you discover something really shocking.”
He also believes there is “something worrying about the way the press has had its spine snapped” in Russia, particularly in regards of reporting on gay issues or the controversy over the anti-gay laws.
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