Ellen DeGeneres And Others Call For End To Gay 'Concentration Camps'

Ellen DeGeneres , Matt Bomer and Billy Eichner are just three of the LGBTQ celebrities who are speaking out against reports that gay men are being detained , attacked and even killed in the Russian region of Chechnya.

On April 1, a Moscow-owned Russian opposition newspaper, Novaya Gazeta , cited federal law enforcement officials who said more than 100 gay men, ranging in ages from 16 to 50, had been detained in connection with their nontraditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such.

The initial reports were deemed absolute lies and disinformation by a spokesman for Chechnyas leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, according to The New York Times . But on April 4, a second Novaya Gazeta report cited a source who told the newspaper that the Muslim-majority regions anti-LGBTQ efforts include Nazi-like concentration camps .

The Human Rights Campaign , GLAAD and Human Rights First were among the many advocacy organizations to call for U.S. officials to condemn the reports. Celebrities, too, were quick to react to the news, which began picking up steam stateside on Tuesday.

Eichner, who has never shied away from getting political on social media, tweeted:

THIS IS NOT A JOKE, PEOPLE. THIS IS HAPPENING UNDER PUTIN'S WATCH IN 2017. https://t.co/ok6Z78JS31 via @IBTimesUK

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THIS IS NOT A JOKE, PEOPLE. THIS IS HAPPENING UNDER PUTIN'S WATCH IN 2017. https://t.co/ok6Z78JS31 via @IBTimesUK
billy eichner (@billyeichner) April 12, 2017

DeGeneres, Bomer and pop star Troye Sivan also chimed in, sharing links to the news with their own thoughts on Twitter.

Things happen these days & its hard to believe theyre real. And yet they are. If this is happening in Chechnya, the world needs to rise up https://t.co/dPnmWEvvuM

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Things happen these days & its hard to believe theyre real. And yet they are. If this is happening in Chechnya, the world needs to rise up https://t.co/dPnmWEvvuM
Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 12, 2017

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Please sign share and help! https://t.co/QH7GE90WPh
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SILENCE = DEATH https://t.co/FPYItqE6G5

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SILENCE = DEATH https://t.co/FPYItqE6G5
troye sivan (@troyesivan) April 11, 2017

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More than 100 gay men 'sent to prison camps' in Chechnya https://t.co/XTJEJlZkri

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More than 100 gay men 'sent to prison camps' in Chechnya https://t.co/XTJEJlZkri
Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) April 11, 2017

The @UN must probe LGBTQ attacks in Chechnya. Appalling! https://t.co/2Dhc4iQZAN

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The @UN must probe LGBTQ attacks in Chechnya. Appalling! https://t.co/2Dhc4iQZAN
Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 11, 2017

Unfortunately, details of the alleged detainments are sketchy at best. Among those to downplay the controversy was Chechen activist Kheda Saratova, who is on Kadyrovs human rights council. In a Russian radio interview cited by The Guardian , Saratova said she hadnt had a single request on the issue, but also also implied that there werent any gay people in the region at all.

In our Chechen society, any person who respects our traditions and culture will hunt down this kind of person without any help from authorities, Saratova said, and do everything to make sure that this kind of person does not exist in our society.

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