A YouTube Video Sparks Homophobia Debate in Uzbekistan

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By NewsdeskJanuary 7, 2017 Article

Social media in Uzbekistan was set abuzz this week after a video appeared online showing a young man in make-up and a wedding dress being jeered and assaulted as he walked through the Ferghana Valley city of Andijan.

The video are now removed from YouTube for violating YouTube’s policy on harassment and bullying.

The incident has sparked lively debates online about homosexuality and tolerance and given vent to much dismay at the actions of the mob shown in the clip. It has not been ascertained, however, that anybody shown in the video is, in fact, gay, despite widespread assumptions to that effect.

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A YouTube Video Sparks Homophobia Debate in Uzbekistan

Social media in Uzbekistan was set abuzz this week after a video appeared online showing a young man in make-up and a wedding dress being jeered and assaulted as he walked through the Ferghana Valley city of Andijan.

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A YouTube Video Sparks Homophobia Debate in Uzbekistan

Social media in Uzbekistan was set abuzz this week after a video appeared online showing a young man in make-up and a wedding dress being jeered and assaulted as he walked through the Ferghana Valley city of Andijan.

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