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Added on: 12/06/2022

Putin signs expanded anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia, in latest crackdown on rights

12/5/2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill that expands a ban on so-called LGBTQ “propaganda” in Russia, making it illegal for anyone to…

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Added on: 12/02/2022

Russian drag queens ‘ready for the worst’ as LGBTQ law looms

12/01/2022

Backstage at a bar in Moscow, a troupe of drag queens surrounded by make-up palettes and sparkling costumes join hands before taking to the stage for what…

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Added on: 12/01/2022

We Will Survive Them All’: As Russia Braces For Harsh New Anti-Gay Law, A Museum Of LGBT Culture Opens In St. Petersburg

11/29/2022

Russia’s newest museum opened its doors on November 27. It may close them for good before the week is out. The country’s newly toughened legislation against so-called lesbian,…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

Anti-LGBT law in Russia: ‘Leaders want to construct a united conservative base’

11/26/2022

Russian MPs this week updated, and expanded, an anti-LGBT law – the latest in a series of measures aiming to highlight “traditional” family values. Against a backdrop…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

Days After Acquittal Confirmed In Nudes Case, LGBT Artist Flees Russia

11/26/2022

An LGBT activist and artist acquitted recently in a high-profile pornography case over nude drawings and other artwork she posted online has left Russia days after an…

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Added on: 11/25/2022

Russian parliament passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

11/24/2022

MOSCOW, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of “LGBT propaganda” and restricts the “demonstration” of LGBT behaviour, making…

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Added on: 10/28/2022

UN expresses deep concern over Russia’s ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ law

10/28/2022

The United Nations said on Friday that it was “deeply concerened” by moves of Russian legislature to toughen up the notorious ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ law. The UN has…

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Added on: 10/27/2022

Russia moves to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’ among all ages

10/26/2022

Russian lawmakers backed a bill on Thursday that would expand an existing ban on the promotion of “LGBT propaganda” among children to include people of all ages,…

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Added on: 10/18/2022

Russia Prepares To Toughen Anti-gay Law In Conservative Push

10/17/2022

Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive…

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Added on: 10/11/2022

Propaganda video warns fleeing Russians about LGBTQ & Black people in the US

10/10/2022

As thousands of Russians continue to flee the country to avoid being conscripted to fight in Ukraine, a propaganda video warning of interactions with LGBTQ, Black, and…

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Added on: 10/10/2022

Putin says U.S. wants to push gender “perversions” on Russian schoolchildren

10/09/2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed anti-LGBTQ views in his speech following the annexation of four Eastern Ukrainian regions into Russian territory. Putin delivered the speech last Friday in…

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Added on: 10/05/2022

Russia fines TikTok for ‘LGBT propaganda’, Twitch over Ukraine content

10/04/2022

Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on ‘LGBT propaganda’ and streaming service Twitch for hosting a video interview with…

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Added on: 09/29/2022

Russians Are Fleeing Putin’s Draft. But in Georgia, Few Are Happy About a Fresh Influx

09/29/2022

It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after…

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Added on: 09/13/2022

Explainer: The facts about Russia’s expanded ‘gay propaganda’ law

09/12/2022

Russia’s so-called ‘gay propaganda’ law has banned the promotion of “non-traditional sexual values” to under-18s since 2013. Now, the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament,…

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Added on: 09/03/2022

Russian lawmakers propose doubling fines for ‘gay propaganda’ law

09/01/2022

Russian lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would increase fines for individuals that violate the country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law. Back in 2013, Vladimir Putin signed the archaic…

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Added on: 08/01/2022

An interview with Emmie America: The defiant Russian fashion photographer and LGBTQ+ activist

07/31/2022

In 2021, fashion photographer and activist, Emmie America, was detained and fined by Russian authorities, after organising a politically charged photo shoot in Moscow, where 25 participants…

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Added on: 08/01/2022

Fleeing War and Discrimination, LGBT Russians Find Refuge in South Caucasus

07/31/2022

YEREVAN, Armenia — When tens of thousands of Russians fled the country this spring following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, many chose to resettle in Armenia and…

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Added on: 07/29/2022

Russia’s LGBT Community Braces For More Persecution As Duma Readies Stricter Propaganda Law

07/28/2022

Anna Kosvinitseva is a web designer in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan who has been working mostly from home for the past few years. She says…

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Added on: 07/25/2022

Double the risk for Russian tennis star speaking out on LGBTQ rights and war in Ukraine

07/24/2022

Russia’s top female tennis player, Daria “Dasha” Kasatkina, has done something no Russian athlete of her rank has done before — she came out. While seeing a professional athlete from Canada or the…

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Added on: 07/20/2022

Top Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay

07/19/2022

Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country. Daria Kasatkina, currently ranked No. 12…

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Added on: 07/16/2022

Yulia Tsvetkova: Russian LGBT activist acquitted of ‘porn’ charges

07/15/2022

A prominent feminist and LGBT activist has been acquitted of controversial “pornography” charges in Russia. Yulia Tsvetkova, 29, was accused of distributing pornography and “LGBT propaganda” in…

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Added on: 07/15/2022

Brittney Griner’s story always transcended sport. She’s a real American trailblazer

07/14/2022

The images of Brittney Griner from 15 April 2013 are striking. It was the night of the annual WNBA draft, and Griner was beaming from ear to ear….

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Added on: 07/13/2022

Russian Anti-War Journalist Fined Under ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law.

07/12/2022

Russian journalist Yury Dud was fined 120,000 rubles ($2,024) by a Moscow court Tuesday under a law that bans “propaganda” in support of gay relationships. Lefortovo district…

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Added on: 07/12/2022

Russia proposes extending ‘gay propaganda’ law to all adults

07/11/2022

Russian lawmakers have proposed extending a ban on the promotion of “non-traditional” sexual relationships among minors to now include adults as well, a senior legislator has said….

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Added on: 06/17/2022

Feminist and LGBT Rights Activist on Trial in Russia

06/16/2022

A prosecutor has called for Russian activist Yulia Tsvetkova to serve three years and two months in prison during a closed trial over absurd “pornography” charges. The…

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Added on: 06/03/2022

Russia Says Planning Domestic ‘Alternative’ to European Rights Court

06/02/2022

Russia is developing a domestic alternative to Europe’s top human rights court, the head of the Association of Russian Lawyers said Thursday. Russia has been outside the jurisdiction…

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Added on: 05/30/2022

LGBTQ Ukrainians and Russians find solidarity in Berlin

05/29/2022

Berlin, Germany – Having visited the German capital twice before, Polina Punegova, from the Russian port city of St Petersburg, had often told her Ukrainian partner Yulia…

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Added on: 05/27/2022

Not even Russian bombs can silence queer Ukrainian journalist Maksym Eristavi

05/26/2022

A queer Ukrainian journalist. A writer. A public speaker. A self-proclaimed bridge builder and “Russian colonialism storyteller-in-chief.” Maksym Eristavi was born to amplify voices! For only being in…

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Added on: 05/22/2022

French comedy on Russian homophobia filmed in Ukraine

5/22/22

“The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps” follows an all-queer water polo team that lands in homophobic Russia. But the scenes had to be shot in Ukraine, before…

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Added on: 05/08/2022

Article: Russian Orthodox Church Under Threat Of EU Sanctions

5/7/22

The European Union is debating on imposing sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, the head of The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), also known as the Moscow Patriarchate, who leads…