Young Russian sues Apple Claiming to use iPhone and become gay – BBC News BBC Thai

A Russian man filed a lawsuit against an Apple company. By claiming that the iPhone application made him gay After dealing with the use of digital money GayCoy Cryptocurrencies

The AFP news agency cited a copy of the complaint that This man said that he was morally damaged. And claim damages of 1 million rubles, or about 470,000 baht

Homosexuality has not been illegal in Russia since 1993, but the trend of anti-homosexuality is still prevalent in Russian society.

In 2013, the Russian government passed a law banning what the authorities called Is a propaganda of same sex lovers Which is an official prohibition against "Promoting unconventional ways of life for minors" but in practice it is legalizing activities related to LGBT During the past year, a number of campaigners have been attacked and killed.

How did this happen?

In a lawsuit filed on September 20, the man claimed to have received a cryptocurrency named "Gaycoin" via an application on his iPhone. Even when he ordered Bitcoin With both Bitcoin and GayCoin Is a cryptocurrency of cryptocurrencies But Gaycoy is designed for LGBT people

A part of his petition said that The gay queue sent with the message "Do not be urgent before trying."

"I came to think about how I can actually decide if I haven't tried it before. I decided to try having same-sex relationships. "He stated in the petition.

"Now I have a boyfriend who is a man And I don't know how to explain this to my parents. "He also said that his life has deteriorated and he will never return to normal.

He claims that Apple "pushes" him to "enter into homosexuality through seduction." He says that the changes have had a detrimental effect on his morality and mental state.

His lawyer, Sapichat Gusnieva, said that the Apple company "Responsibility to the program of use", even if the matter is caused by the use of an external application

Data from the court's website states that The court made an appointment to hear his request on 17 October. BBC News Beetle inquired about Apple. But haven't received a response yet