GLAAD's Anthony Ramos speaks with Academy Award-nominated director, David France ("How to Survive a Plague," "The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson") about his latest documentary, "Welcome to Chechnya," which follows a group of LGBTQ freedom fighters who risk their lives to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ persecution in the repressive and closed Russian republic of Chechnya. "Welcome to Chechnya" is available to watch for free at HBO.com/WelcomeToChechnya
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