I think this [the pogrom, not the ignoring of it] influenced Trump’s ‘ban trans people from the military’ tweet.

We’re experiencing the biggest gay pogrom in Eastern Europe since WWII & American top newscasters are mostly silenthttps://t.co/1QZUa0Uo8C pic.twitter.com/cn1HPHa3uJ

— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) August 11, 2017