VIDEO: Harvey Fierstein Speaks Out on Russia's LGBT Crackdown

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Legendary actor, playwright and gay rights advocate Harvey Fierstein joined MSNBC's Chris Hayes today to speak on Russia's recently implemented ban on so-called gay "propaganda," a law so broadly written it allows authorities to arrest and detain anyone so much as wearing a rainbow flag pin.

"The gay community has been attacked in every way you can be attacked," said an impassioned Fierstein. "There is nothing that the human race has thought of to tear down other people that hasn't been used on us." Watch the appearance in full below!

Fierstein is the book writer of the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. He is also the author of the current Broadway hit Newsies as well as Torch Song Trilogy (Tony and Drama Desk and OBIE Awards), La Cage aux Folles (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), The Sissy Duckling (Humanitas Award), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex (Ace Award),Legs Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, Common Ground and more.

His political editorials have been published in The New York Times, TV Guide, The Huffington Post, and broadcast on PBS's IN THE LIFE. His children's book, The Sissy Duckling is now in its fifth printing. As an actor Mr. Fierstein is known worldwide for his performances in films like Mrs. Doubtfire and Independence Day, and on stage in Hairspray (Tony Award), Fiddler On The Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy (Tony Award) and television shows such as "How I Met Your Mother," "American Family," "Cheers" (Emmy nomination), "The Simpsons" and "Nurse Jackie."