#91 Are They Really Torturing And Killing LGBTQ People In 2019?

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the spirit of activism on this very special MLK day episode, Bryan is joined by Wyatt Harms of the Voices 4 organization and Lyosha Gorshkov, Co-President of RUSA LGBT. They begin by talking about the oppression and torture of queer people in Chechnya. At 7:55 they discuss why the UN hasn’t investigated the violence against the LGBTQ community in Russia. At 18:00 they talk about all the great work that Voices 4 is doing in countries where the LGBTQ community is being oppressed. At 20:00 Lyosha talks about his experience being harassed in Russia because of his sexual preference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Bechisup podcast I am Brian Russell Smith and today I am
0:07.1	joined by wide harms an activist with Voices 4 and Losha Gorschoff, co-president of Russo-LGBT.
0:15.1	In today's episode, we talk about the purge of LGBT people in Chechnya.
0:20.0	We also talk about what's going on between the United States and Russia.
0:24.1	And finally, Loesha talks about his immigration from Russia escaping persecution
0:29.4	because he's queer.
0:31.0	So sit tight.
0:32.2	Betches Media presents.
0:34.0	I like beer, I don't know if you do.
0:35.0	You like beer, senator, or not.
0:37.0	My party is going bet shit crazy.
0:39.0	Aye a player.
0:41.0	Alternative facts.
0:42.0	Oh goodness.
0:43.0	The Betches Supp Podcast.
0:45.0	America!
0:46.0	Hi guys, we're back.
0:50.0	Um, so I'm here with Wyatt Harms and activists with Voices 4 and Losha Gorskov, co-president of Rusa, LGBT.
1:00.0	That's right, right? Oh yeah, it's correct.
1:01.0	All right, cool.
1:03.0	So basically, Chechnya has been back in the news again.
1:08.2	They haven't really, I guess they never really stopped what was going on.
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