Barbie Breakout, a well-known German drag queen and DJ, has had it with Russia's anti-gay propaganda law. In a video entitled "Open Your Mouth," Breakout stares into the camera for a moment and then begins to sew her mouth shut with a needle and cotton thread. It's painful to watch but, of course, that's the point.
"The pain I felt inside when I had to see in the media what is happening in Russia was greater than the physical pain of the needle. My partner held the camera while I did it. But he couldn't look," Breakout told Die Welt. "In my youth I had more holes in an ear than through my mouth in this performance. Apart from a small bruise on my left upper lip, everything has healed up again. It was about symbolism, not about self-harm."
Again, you've been warned.
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(H/T Queerty)