Putin’s crackdown casts a wide net, ensnaring LGBTQ people, lawyers and many others
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Russian Parliament Passes Adoption Ban on Countries That Allow Gender Reassignment
Above: A plane flies over the building of the Russian State Duma (lower house of the Parliament) in central Moscow on September 24, 2024. Image copyright: Natalia Kolesnikova/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Russia narrative
As Western countries promote their woke agenda under the mask of faux progressivism, Russia stands strong in its defense of both moral and logical values. No matter how hard the West tries to validate its destruction of biology, childhood innocence, and family values, Russia will remain a safe haven for those who wish not to partake in the charade.
Anti-Russia narrative
Given that Russia has already banned its own transgender community from adopting children, it's no surprise that this intolerance has been spread across the world. Trans people are born with — and should be legally protected by — human dignity and rights, a common sense truth that Western Europe has defended in the face of Vladimir Putin's attacks.