Significant things of 2013: The Russian war on happiness

Picture submitted to article with ironic understanding.

Picture submitted to article with ironic understanding.

It’s been a problem in Russia that surpassed the last couple of years or so. There’s a danger that the LGBT community faces just living in Russia on a day-to-day basis. 2013 marked the year where it really got out of hand. When Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a bill that outlawed “Homosexual Propaganda”, that regressive act put the LGBT in a position that seemed to threaten their well being. The bill in a nutshell, was to ‘prevent the idea/promotion of homosexuality towards youth and adults.’ Continue reading