Commie Jail

From Yahoo:

"Russian Communists call for 15 days in jail for coming out as gay"

 

Two senior Russian Communist MPs on Friday presented a draft bill calling for people who come out as gay to serve up to 15 days behind bars. Ivan Nikitchuk and Nikolai Arefyev are proposing a fine of up to 5,000 rubles ($80) for people who publicly say they are gay.Those who come out in educational institutions or government offices should serve up to 15 days in police cells, they say. Homophobia is still widespread in Russia, with 37 percent telling the Levada independent polling agency in May that homosexuality is an illness, and 18 percent saying it should be punished by law. The MPs told the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia they came up with the measure because a hugely controversial ban on "gay propaganda" to minors signed into law by President Vladimir Putin in 2013 was not proving effective. But the proposal appeared extreme even for Russia and was not expected to get passed by parliament. Even Saint Petersburg lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, who is among the strongest backers of the existing gay propaganda law, questioned the need for new measures. "We can't sentence people to 15 days just for admitting (their sexual orientation)," Milonov told AFP. The Communist lawmakers said they plan to submit the bill to parliament later Friday. Nikitchuk, the 71-year-old deputy head of the parliament's natural resources committee, said the bill would only apply to gay men. "We think women are more reasonable people and more able to manage their emotions," Nikitchuk told the Russkaya Sluzhba Novostei radio station. "Lesbians, the threat has lifted, you can reveal yourselves," opposition politician Alexei Navalny joked on Twitter. The proposed legislation prompted criticism both from supporters and opponents of gay rights. "Chewing over this topic of homosexuality is a breach of ethical norms. I'm sure the draft won't get through parliament," pro-Kremlin United Russia party senator Alexei Alexandrov told RIA Novosti. "Those interested in this topic are going too far. I would advise them -- both homosexuals and homophobes -- to leave it in peace."  Under the Soviet Union, homosexuality was a criminal offence punishable by prison.

 

^ They say that those that protest too much  usually have something to hide. Maybe these Commies are hiding something.  As for the growing homophobia in Russia. The Russians are very superstitious and have always needed a scape-goat to help them feel better about how hard their lives have been throughout the centuries rather than face reality. The traditional Russian scape-goat were the Jews, but since the collapse of the USSR that has moved to homosexuals. Russians have always wanted and needed a strong leader to tell them what to think and do (whether it was/is a Czar, a Communist dictator or Putin) those leaders do as they please and like to play off the ordinary Russians' fears. Russians tend to not want to believe that something bad happen (famine, war, the collapse of their empire, etc) because of their leaders or officials. They tend to want a local scape-goat and so Jews or homosexuals  - found throughout the country - are the "perfect" people to blame. It's sad that a people like the Russians need and want such a thing, but that is how it always was and probably how it will always be. These Commie MPs are trying to add  fuel to the homophobia with this new proposal. ^

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-communists-call-15-days-jail-coming-gay-191258315.html