Cher tweets support of gay Russians: ‘They R Brave Warriors’
By Sam Rigby
Cher has tweeted her support of Russia’s LGBT community.
The Dressed To Kill singer took to the social networking site earlier today (October 21) after watching the documentary Hunted, which aired on Channel 4 earlier this year.
The programme shows harrowing footage of homophobic gangs luring gay men in under false pretences before shaming them on camera and uploading the footage online.
Read Cher’s tweet about Hunted below:
Sending Love 2 Our Gay Brothers & Sisters, Being Held Hostage in Russia.Their ONLY Crime is Being True 2Themselves! They R Brave Warriors
— Cher (@cher) October 21, 2014
#HuntedTheWarAgainstGaysInRussia
— Cher (@cher) October 21, 2014
The Russian Embassy responded to Channel 4’s Hunted by likening the anti-gay attacks to ‘gingerphobia’ in the UK – read more here.
Last month, fellow US singer Selena Gomez was denied a US visa over her support for gay rights – find out more here.
Meanwhile, Cher recently insisted that her “honorary gay card” can never be revoked as she has essentially been implanted with a gay “microchip”.