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Names released of 27 men killed in Chechnya for being gay

Name: Names released of 27 men killed in Chechnya for being gay
Uploaded: 2017-07-12T16:24:31-0400
Duration: 4 min 14 s
Description: The names of 27 men suspected to have been killed by Chechnya's government for being gay were released by a Russian newspaper this week. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, spoke to CBSN about the ongoing persecution of Chechnya's LGBTQ community.

The names of 27 men suspected to have been killed by Chechnya's government for being gay were released by a Russian newspaper this week. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, spoke to CBSN about the ongoing persecution of Chechnya's LGBTQ community.