Black gay club sochi, russia

At the Mayak Cabaret, one of the few gay clubs in Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi, a man strips to his underwear as a drag performer strides towards him. Sochi’s once vibrant gay scene has been shrinking since Russia won the right to host the Winter Games, and the decline has continued since President Vladimir Putin signed a law this year banning the spread of "gay propaganda" among.

"Mayak," which means “lighthouse” in Russian, is a gay nightclub located in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The Black Sea resort town was a gay hub during the Soviet era due to its remote.

While gay-rights activists in other parts of Russia have continued to face court appearances and fines even during the Olympic Games, the gay community in Sochi has been put under the state’s.

Casting aside anti-gay atmosphere in Russia, and Sochi’s mayor claiming “There are no gays here,” many in the community move on with life.

At the Mayak Cabaret, one of the few gay clubs in Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi, a man strips to his underwear as a drag performer strides towards him. Sochi’s once vibrant gay scene has been shrinking since Russia won the right to host the Winter Games, and the decline has continued since President Vladimir Putin signed a law this year banning the spread of "gay propaganda" among.

"Mayak," which means “lighthouse” in Russian, is a gay nightclub located in the southern Russian city of Sochi. The Black Sea resort town was a gay hub during the Soviet era due to its remote.

While gay-rights activists in other parts of Russia have continued to face court appearances and fines even during the Olympic Games, the gay community in Sochi has been put under the state’s.

Hidden in plain view, just miles from Vladimir Putin's big billion-dollar party, sits Club Mayak – a gay bar in the middle a town whose mayor says there are no gay people.