Refugee describes persecution he faced as a gay man in Chechnya It was in Chechnya in 2012 that "Adam" showed up to a meeting where he expected to find a lover and instead found a trap. He was forced into naming other gay men to Chechen authorities before fleeing to Moscow where he was brutally beaten and left for dead. Living in Europe under a new identity since 2015, the young man is doing his best to live a normal life. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITESREFILING TO ADD SOUNDBITES AND CORRECT VIDEO NUMBER IN SLATE