Respect for minorities, equal human rights, this is the West. Homophobia as a state ideology, cult of masculinity and patriarchy that the Russian World. I am for the same name (for marriage), and equal rights. I would accept a different name and equal rights. But nothing more. I hope that we will be able to decide correctly in the third reading.
Marriage for all is progressing, we need a last step.
Russia has laws against pushing homosexuality on the kids and newly bars international LGBT organizations to meddle in Russian affairs. They labeled their activism as extremist. By the way, the latter operated in Russia until quite recently.
I have not noticed Russia to have a masculinity cult, or to be somehow patriarchal. Many some conservative Orthodox Christians or Muslims are patriarchal but the bulk of the population is not. Russia is a culture of simps giving random women flowers on International Women’s Day. The latter is not celebrated in Czechia because it is a Communist holiday by the way. Friedrich Engels was the biggest simp.
Ukrainian women that fled to the West complain western dudes do not simp for them like the weasels back home. Russia is highly gynocentric, has a high divorce rate, and blokes report getting the short end of the stick in the courts. In this respect it is not very different from the West.
Also, I quite do not understand what is wrong with being patriarchal, and being the man of the house, wearing pants in the relationship. You wanna be a sissy and let the women walk all over you? You are welcome, go ahead!
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