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Вот это да. Необходимо мужество даже участвовать для таких как она... ой, знаешь... слово "мужество" как-то... неловко вышло.. но во всяком случае, я её поздравляю!
A little detail I just read in the Washington Blade (easily one of the "top five" LGBT newspapers in America) -- a five-person Russian delegation visiting the US to discuss planning for the Sochi Olympics will include an open lesbian named Эльвина Ювакаева, who is a co-president of the Федерации ЛГБТ-Спорта России (the other president is figure skater Константин Яблоцкий).
Apparently the decision to include her in the delegation was recently made by the US Embassy in Moscow -- undoubtedly as a political response to the propaganda law. However, Yuvakaeva was careful to avoid criticism of the Russian government -- instead stressing that her group was "officially registered" as an NGO in Russia:
I wonder if other gay activists inside and outside of Russia will accuse her of being "Putin's poodle" (which was said about Nikolai Alekseev). And I wonder whether her organization will get in trouble with the "foreign agent" law because the US State Department was directly involved in issuing the invitation. (In other words, I certainly would never claim that THIS is an инициатива снизу!)Quote:
Yuvakaeva said the Russian LGBT Sport Federation was founded in 2010 as a non-political organization with the purpose of promoting and facilitating sports among Russia’s LGBT community. Among other things, it serves as a representative of the Russian LGBT community on the board of the International Federation of Gay Games.
She said Russian authorities have not sought to revoke the group’s registration following the approval earlier this year by the Russian parliament of the gay propaganda law, which Russian officials have said is aimed at protecting minors from homosexuality.
According to Yuvakaeva, authorities consider the Russia LGBT Sport Federation to be in compliance with both the propaganda law and a separate law banning certain organizations from receiving money from foreign groups or governments on grounds that the Russian sports group is non-political.
“The only thing is we couldn’t invite minors to our events and we wouldn’t spread some information among minors about our events because it’s outlawed,” she said in discussing the impact of the gay propaganda law on her group.
On the other hand, I would emphasize that so far, this appears to have been covered only in the Gay Media. (And it seems that neither Yuvakaeva nor Yablotsky are major sports-celebrities in Russia.)
And incidentally, Yuvakaeva said she opposed any boycott or big rainbow-flag demonstration -- instead she suggested that Olympic athletes of any sexual orientation could simply hold hands with another athlete of the same sex. In other words, the "We are all Spartacus!" approach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8h_v_our_Q
:D
PS. Another equally (in)famous scene from Spartacus -- the aristocratic Roman general Crassus (Laurence Olivier) asks his slave Antoninus (Tony Curtis) "Do you prefer to eat snails or oysters?" But of course we know he's not REALLY talking about улитки and устрицы, ho-ho-ho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ0VSmkebwk
Trivia: In 1960, this scene was far too suggestive for Hollywood's team of self-censors, and so it was cut out and not publicly screened for decades. When the film was restored in the 1990s, Olivier was already dead and the audio for this scene had been lost -- so they brought in none other than Anthony Hopkins to dub Olivier's lines! Listen to the "snails or oysters" part and you can easily imagine Hannibal Lecter saying it! :D
The only problem with this Pew survey is that the word "homosexuality" may be subject to difficulties or ambiguities in translation.* And also the words "accept," and "society," and "should". Though at least the question mark is universally understood, I suppose!
*In some cultures, for example, a "homosexual" is widely understood to be a male who takes the so-called пассивную роль when having sex with another male -- but people might not automatically assume that a male in the "active" role is a "homosexual," unless the question-asker specifically says something like: "By the expression homosexual behavior, I mean to include both the active and passive roles." For that matter, neither ancient Hebrew nor ancient Greek had a general term for "homosexual" that included both the male/male and female/female varieties; they were conceptualized separately. And I would expect that when some Russians HEAR the term "гомосексуализм", they might THINK "мужеложество", for example. (The latter word has had several different definitions at different times in Russian history, but according to Wikipedia, "мужеложество" always implied "male/male" -- as its etymology suggest -- and never included lesbian contacts.)
Now multiply these basic problems of translation and connotation by more than a dozen different languages, and it's hard to be sure how meaningful the poll results actually were.
To put it another way, if you mean to ask about public attitudes towards same-sex sodomy between men OR between women, you need to use the actual phrase "same-sex sodomy between men OR between women" in the poll; (if you only say "sodomy", some people will assume you mean the male-male kind only. And if you mean to ask about attitudes towards legalized same-sex marriage, you need to use the actual phrase "legalized same-sex marriage"; you can't say "should same-sex unions be allowed," because "legalizing" and "allowing" aren't quite the same thing, and "marriage" and "unions" aren't the same thing.
And you can't use say broad umbrella terms like "homosexuality" or "non-traditional sexual relations" and assume that the other person will understand it in the same sense that you meant it -- not if you want to get valid cross-cultural, cross-language results!
Ух ты, нас в Европу определили! А Нигерия всех сделала. :crazy:
Если бы Турцию тоже определили в Европу (тоже спорный момент, как и с Россией), мы бы не на последнем месте были =)
Кстати, вроде бы в Америке и Азии Россию считают Европой без вопросов, в Европе, наверное, 50\50, а вот в самой России, похоже, мало кто вообще догадывается, что кто-то где-то Россию называет Европой =)
Anti-LGBT pastor running for Massachusetts gov. because ‘homosexuality is condemned by God’ | The Raw Story
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A Christian evangelical pastor who has been sued for his connection to Uganda’s so-called “kill the gays” bill and taken credit for Russia’s law against homosexual “propaganda” announced that he was running for governor of Massachusetts.
In a statement earlier this week, Scott Lively said that prayer had convinced him to make a bid for Massachusetts governor.
“The people of this state need a candidate who can clearly and unapologetically articulate Biblical values without fear or compromise,” Lively remarked. “They need a candidate who will tell the simple truth that abortion is murder, and homosexuality is condemned by God (but that Jesus forgives and heals those who repent). That parents and not the state have authority over their children, because government is our servant and not our master. That socialism is slavery and humanism breeds corruption.”
“But mostly they need a leader who will remind the people that Massachusetts was founded upon Jesus Christ and the Bible and that our future security and prosperity depend on restoring our trust in Him.”
The pastor, whose Abiding Truth Ministries has been deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, went on to blame both Democrats and Republicans for legalizing same sex marriage, “promoting homosexuality to children in the public schools” and allowing “child-killing through abortion.”
“They both embrace and champion the culture of death,” he noted. “With these two liberal parties splitting the liberal vote, a true conservative independent could win the governorship.”
But Lively said he knew that winning was unlikely without some divine intervention.
“[I]t would take a miracle from God for Scott Lively to become Governor of Massachusetts — and I wouldn’t want it any other way,” the pastor insisted.
In August, a federal judge ruled that Lively must stand trial for crimes against humanity for his role in inciting the persecution of LGBT people in Uganda.
Once a non-believer came before the Rev. Scott Lively, and said unto him, "Reverend, can you summarize the whole Christian Bible while I'm standing on one foot?"
The Rev. Lively smiled calmly and replied, "If a man lies down with another man as with a woman, it is an abomination; their blood shall be upon them and they shall both be put to death. This is the whole of the Law, all the rest is commentary -- go, then, and study."
The non-believer said, "What the fucking fuck are you fucking talking about?!" and decided instead to take a class in Chinese cooking, where he made several new friends, and they all lived happily ever after. (Including the Rev. Lively, who was always happy when people asked him about the Bible.)
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Over 70% is traditionally considered a majority with regard to opinion polls and sociologial analyses.
So with 74% Russia is above this threshold.
It's interesting that China's figure is 57 (considered as authoritarian, one-party system, not a democracy).
Statistically speaking, it's also worth mentioning that (given that Russia is assumed as Europe) Russia's NO figure is the highest in Europe
А нет ли исследований, в каких странах терпимо (или не очень) относятся к коммунистам? Если такого исследования нет, то это несправедливо, так как они тоже люди и нуждаются в нашей с вами защите. :)
Я слышал, что в США "комми" - это обзывалка?.. А какие крупные соревнования скоро будут проводить в США, которые мы могли бы использовать для борьбы с данным отношением к коммунистам?..
В 1960 г. вышла книга Political Man (Lipset, Seymour Martin. Garden City, New York: Anchor Books, 1960.)
В ней при сравнении стран СССР отнесен к Европе.
Очевидно, с точки зрения геополитики (а не с географической точки зрения) Россию относят к Европе (и сама она больше тяготеет к Европе; Россия не принимает участие в чемпионате Азии по футболу, например).
It's a valid observation. But to be exact, they might think 'MALE homosexual relations of any kind', while мужеложество implies 'intercourse' (let us say it's a narrower term, :)).
People tend not to think about the technical accuracy (or scientific) of the term; besides, any borrowed word or scientific term may evolve in its own way in a given language. In Russian 'homosexuality' in everyday language almost always implies male homosexuality. One shouldn't forget also that lesbian relations are often not treated as something negative, even acceptable (at least it seems to me in Russia that is the case).
The pollsters (researchers) probably (hopefully) clarified what they meant by the term 'homosexuality', but of course it's not always clear whether the interviewed understand the question 100%. Probably they had to use a broader term for the purpose of the survey (it is implied that the idea of the survey was to ask specifically about 'homosexuality', and not to make it gender-specific).
Вы хотите сказать, что можно перестать интересоваться справедливостью распределения материальных благ, но нельзя перестать интересоваться анальным сексом? :)
Даже не знаю, как прокомментировать... Получается, что у животных страстей есть привилегии над убеждениями совести?
Бывают ли случаи, когда геи насилуют гетеросексуальных и гомосексуальных мужчин или женщин? Если да, то они представляют угрозу.
Спасибо, кэп (c) :D
1. На данный момент у человека данные категории распределяются следующим образом: животные инстинкты --> затем категории разума --> ЗАТЕМ категории совести (или чего там у вас); если бы было по-другому, человек был бы другим видом, и его активность на данной планете имела бы совершенно другую природу.
2. А что собственно делает человека гетеросексуалом или не- гетеросексуалом? Искренне хотелось бы полагать что не частота сексуальных контактов, ибо вряд ли можно найти человека у которого практика постоянно совпадает с теорией идеальных 2-3 раз в день; однако, это не меняет их ориентацию, ведь так? =) (если не понятно, ваша аналогия со специфическим видом секса неуместна)
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I hit "Like" after reading the Википедия link in Юрка's .sig -- I'd never heard of the "Эффект Даннинга -- Крюгера" in either Russian or English. Clearly, Юрка has a healthy sense of self-deprecating humor, and is able to cheerfully acknowledge the bathyscaphic depths of his own ignorance about homosexuality!
And I'm not offended by the жопа comments as long as Юрка actually understands that anal sex is a learned/taught practice that is propagated in the modern gay subculture, and is not some kind of "homosexual instinct"; and furthermore that homosexuality might be described on some level as "a desire to share orgasmic pleasure with a person of the same sex" but beyond that it's not a desire for any specific sexual practice such as anal intercourse or oral-genital contact or "fisting" or whatever.
Конституция Российской Федерации.
Глава 2. Права и свободы человека и гражданина
Статья 19
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1. Все равны перед законом и судом.
2. Государство гарантирует равенство прав и свобод человека и гражданина независимо от пола, расы, национальности, языка, происхождения, имущественного и должностного положения, места жительства, отношения к религии, убеждений, принадлежности к общественным объединениям, а также других обстоятельств. Запрещаются любые формы ограничения прав граждан по признакам социальной, расовой, национальной, языковой или религиозной принадлежности.
3. Мужчина и женщина имеют равные права и свободы и равные возможности для их реализации.
It seems Юрка treats Lampada as "law and justice". Maybe that was a masked compliment, though.
Hmmm, according to Викицитатник, Faina Ranevskaya was also the originator of the quip: "Гомосексуализм — это не извращение. Извращение — это хоккей на траве и балет на льду!"
Which reminds me a little bit of an old Simpsons quote -- after gay director John Waters rescues Homer from a herd of angry reindeer at the very last minute, Homer says:
"It's a miracle!"
And John Waters replies:
"No, Ultrasuede™ is a miracle -- this was just good timing."
P.S. Don't ask me to explain why the phrase "Ultrasuede is a miracle!" is so totally hilarious... it just is. (But it helps if you grew up in an English-speaking country sometime between the 1950s and 1980s.)
I stumbled across this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWhaqr1v8s
The performance is moving. But why no flags of Russia? Isn't it offensive to sing the anthem of the country and intentionally wave unrelated flags? And they are implying that Russia is "grey and barren without the colours of the rainbow". It sounds pretentious!
Update: Oh, I've just spotted one flag of Russia on my second viewing. But it was hard with so many LGBT flags around!
Well, since most of the singers are presumably Swedes and only lip-synching to the Russian lyrics, it might've been more offensive if they waved the Russian flag in order to выдавать себя за русскими. By waving the rainbow flag, there was no appearance of "fakery".
[shrugging] I don't know -- I remember that when I was a kid, there was an anti-racism spot that used to run on television. It started with a close-up of the American flag; then the red stripes begin to disappear, and the blue field begins to fade. The narrator says in deep, mournful voice: "This is what our flag would look like if you took all the colors away" -- referring to the traditional all-white flag of surrender.Quote:
And they are implying that Russia is "grey and barren without the colours of the rainbow". It sounds pretentious!
I just mean that the color-symbolism of ANY flag has some "pretentiousness" in it. That's the point of flags.
I wonder what "bathyscaphic" means? Perhaps it has something to do with loofahs and bath salts.
When exiled to Kishinev, Pushkin sent this letter to his friend Vigel', a well-known homosexual:
Но в Кишинёве, знаешь сам,
Нельзя найти ни милых дам,
Ни сводни, ни книгопродавца, –
Жалею о твоей судьбе!
Не знаю, придут ли к тебе
Под вечер милых три красавца:
Однако ж кое-как, мой друг,
Лишь только будет мне досуг,
Явлюся я перед тобою,
Тебе служить я буду рад –
Стихами, прозой, всей душою,
Но, Вигель, – пощади мой зад!
For me, this is typical Pushkin: effortlessly balanced - affectionate, but taking the piss at the same time.
By contrast, this Russian law is mean-spirited and not worthy of that wonderful nation. People who think that homosexual relationships are just about sex are as misguided as those who think heterosexual relationships are just about hiding the sosiska. такие несчастные люди - с шорами на глазах...