Re: Lua Workshop 2014 in Moscow?

[Coda Highland <chighland@...>]

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Paige DePol <lual@serfnet.org> wrote:
> I agree with what you are saying, however, at the current moment Russia is currently a higher risk country for LGBT people.
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> I also want to be clear, I am not saying "never visit Russia", but rather given the current state of things it may be wise for some people to exercise caution. I would say the same thing for a number of countries currently, for a variety of reasons.
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> It would also appear that Canada, the Unites States and Australia have issued travel advisories warning LGBT persons travelling to Russia; including keeping your sexuality "covert" and not participating in any demonstrations. As detailed by these advisories there have been a number of murders and attacks on LGBT people since this law was passed.
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> I hope the Workshop is successful and all participants have a great time, I also think people should be careful. :)
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> ~pmd~

Thanks for the additional information.

That said, I was actually talking more about the comments against the
Netherlands and such, rather than the ones about Russia.

/s/ Adam