What Happens In LGBT 'Conversion Therapy' In Russia
- By Svetlana Osipova,
- Systema and
- Ray Furlong
Russians who underwent so-called LGBT "conversion therapy" in Russia have told RFE/RL about brutal treatment they experienced, amid an ongoing crackdown on sexual minorities in the country. One person who wanted to undergo gender confirmation surgery recalls being forced to castrate a pig. The interviews were recorded before the Russian authorities designated RFE/RL an "undesirable organization."