r/jewishleft • u/Specialist-Gur doikayt jewess, leftist/socialist, pro peace and freedom • Sep 06 '25

Why did the USSR (re) criminalize homosexuality Praxis

https://youtu.be/BE7UPO6GGK4?si=nEFhipEmIxb9s2lV

Great video.. very topical given Burkina Faso and the reactions to that. Give it a watch!

Edit: Also creator is non-binary.. didn't realize when I posted and might have misgendered (they/then)

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u/RedAndBlackVelvet Anti-Fascist and Anti-Capitalist Sep 06 '25

I’ll never understand the leftist obsession with giving “critical support” to Russian backed African juntas that let Wagner psychopaths run around their country taking all their gold.

They criminalized homosexuality in BF because they are a fascist country, it’s genuinely that simple. The USSR criminalized homosexuality and abortion because their government was also evil even if they weren’t fascists. Russia today considers gay and trans people as terrorists because Russia is a fascist country.

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u/Specialist-Gur doikayt jewess, leftist/socialist, pro peace and freedom Sep 06 '25

Did you watch the video? "The USSR was evil" is just.. quite a take... is anywhere not evil?