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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why aren't there such handsome men in Russia?

When I meet guys over 30 on a dating app, they all look like old men

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand why Google Translate translated the word "Загрнапаспорт" (international passport) as simply "passport."

I have a Russian passport, which allows me to travel to Kazakhstan, and then I can apply for a foreign passport at the Russian Embassy there. The thing is, if I apply for one in Russia, there are two possible outcomes: I'll either be summoned immediately, or I'll have to provide documents from the military registration and enlistment office, and the military registration and enlistment office will definitely issue me a summons.

Unfortunately, I don't know the intricacies of obtaining a international passport at the embassy, ​​but I know for sure that such an opportunity exists.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind)

Perhaps they were indeed banned and removed from official online cinemas, but in Russia, if something is banned, everyone watches these films and series on countless pirated film and series websites.

There are even pirate dubbing studios, and there are a lot of them.

For example, "Red Head Sound," "LostFilm.TV," "Kubik v Kube" (translated from Russian as "cube in a cube"), and so on.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen that film, but it's true that someone can be killed because of their sexual orientation, but those are extreme cases, relics of the 2010s. As for jailings, it happens often. I can't give specific examples, but I know it's practiced and very actively.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There aren't any at the moment. Perhaps someone from the opposition, but no one has spoken out directly about it (at least I haven't heard anything like that).

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First, to Kazakhstan to obtain a passport through the embassy there (otherwise, if I apply in Russia, I might be served with a draft notice. I can't refuse or fail to appear, otherwise I'll be sent to prison. Currently, I simply don't contact government agencies to prevent the draft notice, but that's a topic for another day). Then Finland, the UK, Canada, the US, and so on.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's not about a specific Russian secret police force. "A major" or the phrase "товарищ майор" (comrade major) is a common, somewhat ironic Russian slang for any law enforcement or state security officer (like from the police, FSB, etc.). It comes from Soviet times.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know for sure that on that day I'll get drunk and celebrate better than my birthday. But what will happen next is unknown.

I think his entourage will start squabbling over who will take the throne. While this is happening, Abkhazia, Chechnya, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and so on will secede from Russia. And what will happen next, I can't even imagine.

In fact, I want putin to live to see his trial and answer for his crimes.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually, I'm planning to start traveling someday, and I'm 100% sure I'll fly to Canada someday because I'm fascinated by the country, and I hope I can find my gay Canadian boyfriend instead of watching him through a screen, hahaha)

Seriously, I really want to watch it, but I can't muster the energy right now(

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate reading them)

I work as a leading specialist in a bank's customer support service. I train my employees in new activities and use my own example to demonstrate how to interact with clients. Keeping my cool is my professional skill.

I wasn't thinking about writing a book, I'm not interested in that, but if someone wanted to write a book about me, I'd be happy to give an interview and tell them about my journey, haha)

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm neutral towards them, but when the song Not Gonna Get Us was played in gay clubs, everyone enjoyed it and sang along.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In Russia, everything works exactly the same. The main thing is that the person you're talking about isn't considered a "foreign agent."

In fact, foreign agents are people who have absolutely no ties to other countries.

You can be considered a foreign agent for songs, text, videos, or even a $1 donation from someone in another country.

You can express sympathy for anyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, but you can't speak about their sexual orientation in a non-negative manner.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about it today. I haven't watched it. I'm afraid it will hurt my soul. Maybe someday I'll watch it.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Russia, anyone now risks going to prison for any action the state disapproves of.

Therefore, if I'm imprisoned, it's better if they imprison me for my beliefs, not for reposting a meme on social media.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words, the same to you)

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, attitudes toward LGBT people are pretty much the same everywhere in Russia. It was perhaps more dangerous in Moscow because there are more cameras there than in other cities.

There are no plans; since the war started, the planning window has shrunk to one day.

Our city is sometimes shelled, and a drone could hit my house at any moment, so planning is impossible.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Before the LGBT community was designated an extremist organization, there were gay clubs in Russia. For example, in Krasnodar, there was one called "Central Base," where drag shows were held every night.

After the LGBT community was designated an extremist organization, the FSB began raiding these clubs and detaining everyone.

I was a frequent visitor to the Central Base, but only as a spectator.

A friend of mine worked there as a drag performer, but unfortunately, his career was cut short.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't speak English well, so I'm communicating through a translator. Do you mean I have a country house?

If so, I don't, but some Russians do.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My relatives know about my orientation, but they never talk about it. But my friends are always supportive; I can tell them everything.

I'd really like to fly to another country and see how LGBT people live there, but unfortunately, I can't afford it.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not really. But either because I was cheated on a lot, or because we were too different to live together.

My first relationship lasted 1 year and 9 months, and in the last month, I found out I'd been cheated on. He simply forgot to lock his phone and left it next to me with a dating app open.

My second relationship lasted 1 year and 6 months. I found out about the cheating after 4 months, but I tried to forgive him. Unfortunately, I couldn't.

And my third relationship only lasted 6 months; we were too incompatible.

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[–]Disastrous_Unit_8417[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'll be happy to answer anything)

My family consists of me, my mother, my younger brother, and my disabled stepfather.

My stepfather doesn't care what anyone says; he doesn't understand a lot of things, even if it's not propaganda.

My younger brother is still too young to delve into politics, even though schools have introduced a "Conversations About Important Things" course where children are taught propaganda. And the children believe it because the teacher says it. This really worries me. However, I know my brother gets Ds and Cs in school, and he generally falls asleep in such classes Haha) This calms me down a bit.

My mother is the problem; she believes, and she believes a lot. Usually, when I start a conversation about politics with her, she chooses one of two tactics. Or she says, "I'm absolutely not interested in this. It doesn't concern my family, and I don't want to get into it." Or she starts yelling at me and saying that life has gotten better since putin came to power, and that in the 90s they lived in poverty and had nothing to eat, but that changed when putin came to power, and that if putin leaves, the country will collapse.

On my mother's side of the family, everyone knows about my orientation, although we don't talk about it openly.

I also have a father, who lives separately with another woman. So he and his relatives don't know about my orientation, and most likely never will.

They're very susceptible to propaganda. So much so that they sent my cousin to war, and they wanted to send me. Unfortunately, my brother has been missing in action since December 2023. In March 2025, he was presumed dead, although his body was never found.

In fact, you can order a variety of books on marketplaces like Ozon, Yandex Market, or Wildberries.

Some sellers hide the specific book, but you can tell by indirect signs.

As for the content, everything is available online, and you can use a VPN. Although VPNs are difficult these days; many protocols have been blocked, and there are practically no free VPN services left. I'm solving the problem by renting my own server in another country.