...From Russia With Love: Photos of Brave Gay Activists Fighting Homophobia
Danish photographer Mads Nissen was in Russia teaching a photography workshop when Article 6.21 passed. A student tipped him off to the wedding registry attempt. The activists he met were suspicious at first, asking him to share his website and other information to test his intentions. (Anti-gay activists have attempted to infiltrate Russia's LGBT community.) But soon, they were bringing him to underground clubs and spaces where the community gathers, and sharing their stories of being assaulted and arrested. At one gay-pride rally, Nissen witnessed a brutal attack on Kirill Fedorov, a young gay man and activist he'd been following for several days. "An anti-gay activist just came up to him and punched him in the face," Nissen recalls. "In that moment, this wasn't a theoretical thing anymore. It was real. It was happening. It was worse than I imagined."
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