"Zhirinovsky reacted to the criminalizing homosexuality bill in typical fashion, by saying "we should criminalize lesbianism too!" Which sounds really goofy to Russian ears. Which was the point, as is usual with Zhirinovsky."
Could you explain this. Why does criminalizing lesbianism sound goofy?
Joanna
---- Russia is not going to arrest Tatu. That's Russia's No. 1 export after oil and gas! :)
Seriously, lesbianism is not a big issue in Russia, and it is extremely common -- to be more precise, female bisexuality and sexual experimentation is very common. Practically every woman I know... Not even Stalin oulawed female homosexuality, as far as I know. The Soviet Union basically pretended it didn't exist, like they pretended prostitution didn't exist, the hookers at the hotels notwithstanding.
A friend of mine here is a lesbian. Well, she says she is bisexual, but she has had sex with men twice in the past decade, and those were both threesomes in which I suspect she was very passive. You get the idea. Her parents think it's just a phase she's going through, like all girls. She's 30.
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