Not to endorse anything in the post but Lenin almost certainly didnt fight for gay and trans rights. He wasnt homophobic most likely and didnt show prejudice against sexual minorities which is in and of itself amazing for the era but i would be fairly sure that he didnt conciously fight for gay or trans rights or that struggle occupied more than a couple of thoughts through his whole life. The decriminalization of homosexuality under Lenin was because the entire Tsarist legal code was thrown out of the window and (maybe not by accident due to some other socialy progressive members in the party) it wasnt reinstated centraly at that point in time. Lenin probably either didnt care or didnt think about it.
Not to endorse anything in the post but Lenin almost certainly didnt fight for gay and trans rights. He wasnt homophobic most likely and didnt show prejudice against sexual minorities which is in and of itself amazing for the era but i would be fairly sure that he didnt conciously fight for gay or trans rights or that struggle occupied more than a couple of thoughts through his whole life. The decriminalization of homosexuality under Lenin was because the entire Tsarist legal code was thrown out of the window and (maybe not by accident due to some other socialy progressive members in the party) it wasnt reinstated centraly at that point in time. Lenin probably either didnt care or didnt think about it.
Oh, guess I stand corrected about that. I thought it was something they explicitly legalized.