Dear Chechnya: when we said#NeverAgain, we meant it. Why is this an issue? The government/dictatorship endorsed honor killing as a family value. If mom and dad and the uncles and siblings can’t quite bring themselves to murder their loved one who is gay? Well the government will arrest them and send them to a camp where they will be tortured and likely killed without anyone noticing. Easy Peasy. My family values say this is despicable. And my family and faith have issues with the idea of rounding up and killing anyone who fits a demographic. And to the LGBT community, this is a perfect time to speak up and speak out.

This is what the New York Times said is happening:

First, two television reporters vanished. Then a waiter went missing. Over the past week, men ranging in age from 16 to 50 have disappeared from the streets of Chechnya.

These men were not kidnapped by random strangers, but were targeted by their government.

No this is not Godwin’s law. These are state-run concentration camps. And it gets worse.