Post is not intended to criticize or endorse the party, but to display bigotry of this particular member.
While people who are scared of gays as if they’re some toxic living bioweapon coming after them and their children are usually despicable, keep in mind it was written by a person in their 70s. (I really really don’t want to defend them)
Translation: [Content in square brackets is my comments/potential mistranslations]
I.I. Nikitchuk: “Against nature…”
“If man thinks he’s Napoleon - he’s put in a psych ward, but if he declares he’s a woman his rights are vehemently defended!” - M. Zhvanetskiy
2015-10-31 00:41
It is no one’s secret that propaganda of homosexuality as…a normal healthy lifestyle presents a major danger in modern Russian society. Legalization of homosexual lifestyle in Western countries leads to glorification [praise?] of sexual minorities’ behavior by means of mass information, and, as a consequence - transformation of social consciousness. [society’s consciousness?]
Additionally, in the Russian Federation the gay-lobby tries to spread its presence everywhere. It reigns supreme [no it fucking doesn’t] not only in show-biz and related spheres, but also…in politics. Such growth in influence of gay-community in recent times is explainable and natural [logical?]. In era of dissolution of major structures and systems (among which the USSR can be placed) various deviant and abominable [it says “odious”] personalities emerge onto the foreground, including from ranks of sexual minorities
In psychiatry two forms of homosexuality are distinguished: open (with active manifestation of same-sex attraction, [sexual?] relationships with persons of same sex) and latent form. The first form is the one dangerous for society.
In its essence, homosexuality is a gigantic threat to every normal person, which can endanger their children and grandchildren, thus ending his genus. And since in biological sense non-replication is the same as death in the end, then homosexuality is a deadly threat for the entirety of mankind.
Translation end.
Rest of article is filled with dread over decline of population, child abuse (cites Israeli doctor), “ruminations” on Ancient Greece; mentions USSR law against gays (article 154a in RSFSR criminal code, in later revisions - 121; punishment - 8 years prison tops, claims it was authorized by Stalin after report by Yagoda, idk); claims anti-gay law was cancelled in Ukrainian SSR on 12.12.1991. Later article makes shit up on reduction of age of consent in western countries, resorting to scare people w/ pedophilia.
End of article goes as follows:
“In light of above mentioned factors, we suggest to fill the existing blind spot in Russian law with legislation designed by us - “About changes in RF Codex of administrative crimes” (in part of establishing responsibility for public expression of nontraditional sexual relations), with which it is suggested to add new administrative responsibility for new violation in sphere of social ethics [morality?], associated with encroachment upon traditional social rules: public expression of nontraditional homosexual relations, consisting of public public demonstrations of their own warped sexual preferences in social spaces. Adoption of the bill will be directed towards strengthening public morals and health of our citizens.”
I believe it was a recording of a speech, given to pass a shit law. It took me like half an hour to translate this drivel, bruh. Not worth the effort.
article link: https://kprf.ru/dep/gosduma/activities/147926.html
Sadly, a lot of people in the former SU are homophobic as fuck, both left and right. Most of it is just plain old bigotry, of course. But I also feel like a part of it as an unconscious and ignorant reaction towards the kind of “rainbow imperialism” US and its allies are weaponizing nowadays. Imperialists and colonizers remain as such however many LGBT people are in their ranks and however many rainbow flags they paint on the bombs, and people correctly recognize US as imperialists. However, due to their bigotry and ignorance they can’t separate the imperialism from supporting LGBT rights, and in their minds it all melts into a horrific absurdity of “US is trying to oppress us and turn us all gay”.
The failure to purge the bourgeoisie religion during the early days of the SU is almost certainly a major factor at play here.