What's happening to the LGBT community? / Interview with Alexander Kondakov

Russia is preparing to pass a law “banning childfree propaganda.” It will add to a raft of discriminatory laws targeting LGBTQ people and women - along with declaring LGBT people an &quot;international extremist group.&quot; On what tenets is this state campaign of hatred based? Will it be possible to get rid of the homophobic propaganda cliches of the Putin era when the post-Putin transition begins? And what needs to be done to reduce the degree of hatred towards queer people? We are discussing this with sociologist and gender researcher Alexander Kondakov. Read the book by Alexander Kondakov: Violent Affections: Queer sexuality, techniques of power, and law in Russia <a href="https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10153556/1/Violent-Affections.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10153556/1/Violent-Affections.pdf</a> Support 7x7 from a Russian or foreign card <a href="https://linktr.ee/7x7journal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://linktr.ee/7x7journal</a> 00:00 What is gender studies and why is it important to do it? 04:01 Why is it not entirely correct to apply Western queer theory in relation to Russia? 08:10 Which homophobic laws will need to be repealed first? 13:41 Will the fact that queer people are leaving Russia weaken the LGBT community? 19:08 How the organization “Coming Out” helps LGBTQ people from Russia. 21:15 How will the post-Putin transit proceed and how to break the “information bubbles”? 32:47 Will it be possible to defeat homophobia in Russia with the help of federal channels? 36:29 How consolidated and strong is the Russian LGBT community now? 41:06 How to combat the victimization of LGBTQ people in the media? Subscribe to us on social networks Telegram <a href="https://t.me/horizontal_russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/horizontal_russia</a> Instagram* <a href="https://www.instagram.com/7x7_horizontal_russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/7x7_horizontal_russia/</a> Facebook* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/7x7.horizontal.russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/7x7.horizontal.russia</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/7x7journal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/7x7journal</a> TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@7x7_horizontal_russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@7x7_horizontal_russia</a> All the news of the day from the regions in one newsletter! You can subscribe to it here: <a href="https://semnasem.org/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://semnasem.org/subscribe</a> Our free video course about media tools for activists and journalists: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEw-0UQx1V1fFeiqIM8007rsufglt2mVk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEw-0UQx1V1fFeiqIM8007rsufglt2mVk</a> *Activities of the organization Meta Platforms Inc. banned in the Russian Federation #lgbt #childfree #society