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Sasha Gradiva, Russian Pop Star, Says Anti-Gay Laws Aren't 'Really About Gay Peo

Started by LearnedHand, February 17, 2014, 11:11:33 PM

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DriftingCrow

Sasha Gradiva, Russian Pop Star, Says Anti-Gay Laws Aren't 'Really About Gay People'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/sasha-gradiva-russia-gay-law_n_4791447.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
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[Video: 1 min 56 sec]

Gradiva, who has been called "the Madonna of Russia," told HuffPost Live that she didn't think Russia's law was "really about gay people, believe it or not."

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Well yeah, the politicians villainize a group of people to distract the public from their own deeds.
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debpossible

She probably has to say that. The last pop stars that upset Putin ended up in prison on hooligan charges.
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Ltl89

Putin always finds scapegoats to take pressure away from other issues, so yeah I agree; although,  its still obviously about gay people because Russia still has a huge bias against the lgbt community.
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