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stalin banned homosexuality in the soviet union after lenin legalized it
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Anonymous 1w

Stalin didn’t personally do this, although his views were likely reactionary on the subject. Lenin always with the W

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Anonymous 1w

I was today years old when I found out Lenin legalized homosexuality

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 1w

An amazing man 🙏

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

it happened while he was first secretary of the communist party of the soviet union so therefore it went to his desk at some point

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

it was passed through a broad decree impacting a number of laws, but yes he certainly would have had the power to change that, and reactionary views very likely prevented him from doing so

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