Men file lawsuits against Apple for becoming gay due to iPhone

by christian buehner

A Russian radio station, Gabarito Moskva, reported that a man who claimed that the iPhone had turned himself into a gay man was seeking damages of about 1.6 million yen from Apple.

Пресненский районный суд принял иск о «доведении до гомосексуализма»
https://govoritmoskva.ru/news/211434/

Russian iPhone User Sues Apple for Turning Him Gay-The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/10/02/russian-iphone-user-sues-apple-for-turning-him-gay-a67564

Russian man sues Apple for 'making him gay'
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/03/russian-man-sues-apple-making-gay/

D. Razumilov, a man who installed a cryptocurrency payment app on his iPhone in 2017, received 69 cryptocurrencies called 'GayCoins' instead of the bitcoin ordered in the summer of 2019. At this time, GayCoins is accompanied by a message `` Please do not judge without trying it once '', Mr. Razumilov who thought `` Surely that is true '' decided to try the relationship between the same sex. did.

“Two months later, I became intimate with the same sex and I couldn't get out of the swamp.” “I have a stable boyfriend and I don't know how to explain to my parents. “After receiving the message, my life has deteriorated and I can't go back to normal again,” says Razumilov. In Russia where Mr. Razumilov lives, homosexuality is legally prohibited , and LGBT continues to face harsh conditions, including deaths from “homosexual hunting”.

Activist killing in 'homosexual hunting' or 5 photos spreading fear in LGBT in Russia International News: AFPBB News
https://www.afpbb.com/articles/-/3238991

Razumilov, who thinks Apple has manipulated himself to homosexuality, is asking Apple to claim damages of $ 15,300 (about 1.6 million yen) for creating moral suffering and harm to mental health The

Razumilov's lawyer, Sapizhat Gusnieva, argues to AFP that the incident is “serious” and that the client is “barking and suffering”. This one happened through a third-party app, but Gusnieva accuses Apple of Apple being “responsible for its program”.

Gusnieva's allegations were accepted on September 20, and oral arguments will be held on October 17.

In addition, Apple has not commented on this matter.