Queer History 144: The Queer Soviet Russian Fuck-ulag

This is why being Queer and in Russia is a death sentence. Full History included as to why.

Listen up, because this shit needs to be said loud and fucking clear: what Vladimir Putin and his pack of authoritarian assholes have done to LGBTQIA+ people in Russia isn't just persecution—it's systematic, state-sponsored torture that would make Stalin himself proud. This is the story of how a post-Soviet nation that briefly glimpsed freedom chose instead to dive headfirst into the festering cesspit of homophobic brutality, and it's a goddamn horror story that's still being written in blood and tears.

To understand the sheer magnitude of this clusterfuck, we need to start with some historical context that'll make your skin crawl. Russia's relationship with sexual minorities has been a century-long roller coaster ride through hell, with brief moments of hope crushed under the jackboots of authoritarian dickheads who wouldn't know human dignity if it bit them on their collective ass.

The Timeline

The Brief Dawn Before Eternal Darkness: Soviet Decriminalization (1917-1933)

Here's the mindf…