Clarissa's Blog

For the first time in over a year, Russians have encountered a greater object of rage than Ukraine. The legalization of gay marriage in the US has the Russian media contort with impotent anger.

Many people in Russia are convinced that the SCOTUS decision to legalize gay marriage is just a ploy aimed at weakening Russia’s (non-existent) traditional values and religion. Apocalyptic descriptions of evil Americans coming over and forcing good, traditional, religious Russians to gay – marry abound.

I’ve got to say, I find the whole spectacle very enjoyable.