Looking for a last minute gift idea? Look no further than New York's Leslie/Lohman gallery, which currently carries artist Fernando Carpaneda's controversial creation: Charlie, the 12-inch gay doll:

[Charlie] was created by artist and his composition was inspired by both gay icons and notorious homophobes in contemporary history. The doll’s body was based on the Russian journalist and photographer Slava Mogutin, who is the most famous gay celebrity in Russia and was chosen by Carpaneda in “honor” of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, which banned the demonstrations of gay pride in the country.

The doll is featured in four versions: a skinhead, in tribute to the largest homophobic group in the world, another version dressed with gothic priest robe, like used by the priest Marcelo Rossi, a Brazilian Catholic icon, an Arab version and one Jewish version in tribute to the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The doll is also dedicated to the Pope, as he is one of the most homophobic religious leaders in history.

Charlie comes with either a flaccid or erect uncircumcised penis. Yes, even the Jewish ones, which is pretty queer.

Charlie's selling for $300 at Leslie/Lohman.

After coming out as a middle-aged beef cake, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems poised for another coming out.

An eagle-eyed reader sent us in this m4m sexvert entitled "Russian Dictator Seeks Love":

I'm a nice, decent guy looking to meet another masculine bro for some hot fucking and hopefully a meaningful emotional connection. I like dogs, fishing, poisoning dissidents, and long walks on the beach. Turn offs are mean people and democracy. I hope I can meet a guy who can look past my rough exterior and see the sensitive artist underneath. I like to cuddle with a guy, gently kissing him all over his body until the morning light comes in through the window. You must be into BDSM sub/dom pain play, I'll tie you to a chair and interrogate you for hours, I'm handy with a pair of pliers.

Vladimir Putin,
(Pootie-Poot)

We love poisoning with dissidents and told Pootie-Poot as much, but he's not interested. He prefers to dominate men with darker, Chechen features.

Quite a quaint scene you see above. Unfortunately, as we all know, it's rare to see such open displays of Russian faggotry.

Russian homophobes certainly aren't shy. They definitely made their presence known during Moscow's bloody gay pride. And they raised more eyebrows when they announced they were going to wash a river to rid it of so-called gay pollutants.

Their park patrols, however, may be the most insidious of their plots against the gays. As we reported, anti-gay youths have been patrolling a local "cruising" area in an effort to reclaim their public space. While on the surface these sentinels may appear to be simply homophobes, NY Times puts the rise of Russian homophobia in a larger context.

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