ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 7月30日 05時56分

Photo by @Hammond_Robin “Hold my hand, this is my reward for your courage.” D & O are a #lesbian couple in #Russia. They were on their way home from a jazz concert. Apart from two men in front of them, they were alone as they went up the escalator from the subway. They took each other’s hand and kissed. They were walking out the subway when suddenly ‘O’ felt a blow to the back of her neck: “f**king lesbians!” Said her attakcer who she recognised as one of the men on the escalator. He then turned and punched ‘D’ in the face. ‘O’ tried to defend her but was punched in the face too. ‘O’ screamed “what are you doing?” He replied, “I saw you kissing, you are spreading LGBT propaganda”. The remark was made in reference to the new ‘Anti LGBT Propaganda Towards Minors' law adopted in Russia. He continued to kick and punch ‘O’ and ‘D’ screaming “No LGBT!” And finally, “If I see you again I will kill you!” All this time the attackers colleague was filming the attack with his phone. Talking about the attack ‘O’ says: “The real fear I experienced was not for myself, it was for the one I love. The fear struck me when I realized I couldn’t do anything to protect her.” ‘O’ continues: “Now, in Russia, holding hands is dangerous for us. But if the goal of these attackers was to separate us, they failed. They only made our relationship stronger”. Fearing persecution D & O withheld their real names but agreed to have their photo taken and to share their story for the #WhereLoveIsIllegal campaign, a platform for #LGBT stories of survival. To read their testimony, go to @WhereLoveIsIllegal and follow the link in the profile. You can also see how to share your own experience of #discrimination and #survival and how you can support. This is a @witness_change project.
This week, Proof, National Geographic’s online photography journal, interviewed #RobinHammond about the production of Where Love Is Illegal. www.proof.national geographic.com #natgeoproof

To see more stories of survival follow @WhereLoveIsIllegal

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