So deeply disturbed by reports of abductions, torture & murders of gay men in Chechnya. The Rainbow Project here in Belfast organised a demonstration to show solidarity with LGBTQ people in Chechnya/Russia, and while I while I feel desperately ambivalent about these kinds of gestures that seem to make so little immediate difference, I remind myself that every act of resistance matters, and it starts with showing up. Gatherings like this forge bonds of community without which no meaningful progress is possible. This is how you build the machinery of change.
More about the situation in Chechnya:
http://kacka07.tumblr.com/post/159445045767/concentration-camps-are-opening-in-russia
The Russian LGBT Network who are mobilising to evacuate anyone who may be in danger:
https://www.facebook.com/LGBT.Russia/
http://www.rainbow-project.org/news/the-rainbow-project-calls-for-demonstration-against-gay-concentration-camps-in-chechnya