The USSR treated LGBT persons abhorrently. Period.
I don’t think anybody believe that a future socialist state should be a carbon copy of the AES states of the 20th century. Things like LGBT rights is something I feel there is a broad consensus on the left about doing much better in a future socialist state.
If I am to defend the AES countries a little you have to see them in their historic context. Compared to what we today would consider acceptable standards of LGBT rights the AES countries had an abysmal record but if you compare them to capitalist nations in the same time period things are more nuanced. For instance east Germany were more advanced on LGBT rights than west Germany.
You can also say that the nationalism, homophobia and transphobia in Russia today was only made worse by the regression to capitalism. Ditching the material safety afforded during Soviet times gave rise to fear, anger and competition that was channeled into hate towards LGBT people and foreigners.
Analyzing states that got started in the turn of the last century and finding out they didnt live up to a modern standard is a bit harsh. Most places now don’t live up to a modern standard.
The USSR treated LGBT persons abhorrently. Period.
I don’t think anybody believe that a future socialist state should be a carbon copy of the AES states of the 20th century. Things like LGBT rights is something I feel there is a broad consensus on the left about doing much better in a future socialist state.
If I am to defend the AES countries a little you have to see them in their historic context. Compared to what we today would consider acceptable standards of LGBT rights the AES countries had an abysmal record but if you compare them to capitalist nations in the same time period things are more nuanced. For instance east Germany were more advanced on LGBT rights than west Germany.
You can also say that the nationalism, homophobia and transphobia in Russia today was only made worse by the regression to capitalism. Ditching the material safety afforded during Soviet times gave rise to fear, anger and competition that was channeled into hate towards LGBT people and foreigners.
yeah it’s mad funny when people in the country that only got rid of sodomy laws in… oops 2003 accuse other countries of homophobia
Analyzing states that got started in the turn of the last century and finding out they didnt live up to a modern standard is a bit harsh. Most places now don’t live up to a modern standard.