If you're not going to spend time on LJ, then whether their rules cut down on gay content isn't going to affect you.
I am one of those who revels in Harry Potter slash. (I am rather indifferent to the hate I get from some areas for that; as a Pagan, I ran across Christians who wanted me dead long before I got into explicit fanfic.)
I don't argue for shutting down Christians who disagree with it, but I don't believe they should be given space to talk in places that they didn't create. If they want a no-explicit-gayness fandom space, they can make one for themselves.
In Russia, there's no "common carrier" status as there is in the US; a site owner or forum host can be held legally responsible for the contents of comments - so the solution is to screen everything and only make public those comments that don't break any Russian laws.
As far as the other points... 1) I celebrate the vibrant diversity of human sexuality, which in my religion is holy; this includes people's identities and expressions of their truest selves, whatever they have found those to be;
2) I've asked people why I shouldn't fret about my teenage children being threatened or attacked by local police... and been told, "but... your kids are white." I have no love nor trust for police that think skin color is probable cause.
3) I don't see a lot of difference between Christianity and Islam, except that recently, it's been Christians who've been more directly offensive and intolerant toward the people I care about.
4) Anyone who doesn't hate the current president is either ignorant or fascistic, as he's going out of his way to destroy a lot of the security that made America a good place to live, with a few exceptions for people who are rich, white, and male.
5) Nobody's silencing you. But nobody's obligated to pretend you haven't used a simple "LJ rules have changed; Russian law now applies there" post as an excuse to rant about politics and make declarations about whom you hate.
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I am one of those who revels in Harry Potter slash. (I am rather indifferent to the hate I get from some areas for that; as a Pagan, I ran across Christians who wanted me dead long before I got into explicit fanfic.)
I don't argue for shutting down Christians who disagree with it, but I don't believe they should be given space to talk in places that they didn't create. If they want a no-explicit-gayness fandom space, they can make one for themselves.
In Russia, there's no "common carrier" status as there is in the US; a site owner or forum host can be held legally responsible for the contents of comments - so the solution is to screen everything and only make public those comments that don't break any Russian laws.
As far as the other points...
1) I celebrate the vibrant diversity of human sexuality, which in my religion is holy; this includes people's identities and expressions of their truest selves, whatever they have found those to be;
2) I've asked people why I shouldn't fret about my teenage children being threatened or attacked by local police... and been told, "but... your kids are white." I have no love nor trust for police that think skin color is probable cause.
3) I don't see a lot of difference between Christianity and Islam, except that recently, it's been Christians who've been more directly offensive and intolerant toward the people I care about.
4) Anyone who doesn't hate the current president is either ignorant or fascistic, as he's going out of his way to destroy a lot of the security that made America a good place to live, with a few exceptions for people who are rich, white, and male.
5) Nobody's silencing you. But nobody's obligated to pretend you haven't used a simple "LJ rules have changed; Russian law now applies there" post as an excuse to rant about politics and make declarations about whom you hate.