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Added on: 06/17/2020

How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

06/16/2020

Much progress has been made in attitudes towards sexual equality and gender identity – but in many places a dramatic backlash by conservative forces has followed. On…

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Added on: 06/11/2020

LGBT Activist Charged With Pornography for Body-Positive Vagina Drawings

06/10/2020

Authorities in Far East Russia charged an LGBT rights activist with distributing pornography for posting drawings of vaginas on social media, the activist told Russian media Tuesday….

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Added on: 06/06/2020

How liberal outrage pushed a homophobic troll video to the top of Russia’s political agenda

06/05/2020

As far as storyboards go, the advert was as inept as it was crass. The year is 2035. Two gay men are in the process of adopting…

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Added on: 06/04/2020

YouTube takes down anti-gay ad after outrage in Russia

06/03/2020

An online video suggesting Russians back constitutional reform or see gay couples win adoption rights was taken down by YouTube on Wednesday after LGBT+ groups said it…

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Added on: 06/03/2020

‘Completely Crazy’: Activists Slam Antigay Ad As Russia’s Constitutional Vote Looms

06/02/2020

A Russian media group linked to a close associate of President Vladimir Putin has produced an antigay political ad ahead of a vote on constitutional amendments that…

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Added on: 06/01/2020

Families are major source of abuse for gay women, trans people, report says

05/31/2020

Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people, according to a major global report published on Monday. The study…

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Added on: 05/26/2020

Russia ‘Ready’ for New Comedy on Gay Activists’ 1970s Soviet Visit, Producer Says

05/25/2020

Oscar-nominated Russian producer Alexander Rodnyansky has announced a new television series based on the real-life story of a group of LGBT activists who visited the Soviet Union…

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Added on: 05/10/2020

Radical Russian Imperial Movement Expanding Global Outreach

05/09/2020

The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white supremacist group based in St. Petersburg, is increasingly expanding its outreach beyond Russia through the establishment of transnational networks with…

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Added on: 04/22/2020

Meet the artists driving Russia’s new wave of queer music

04/21/2020

The city of Norilsk is located above the Arctic Circle in Russia’s north. With just under 200,000 inhabitants, it’s known as a harsh, industrial place, its history…

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Added on: 04/21/2020

1 in 5 Russians Advocate ‘Eliminating’ LGBT Community – Poll

04/20/2020

Almost one in five Russians believe that LGBT people should be “eliminated,” according to the results of a new independent Levada Center poll. The figures showed 18%…

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Amnesty Slams ‘Offensive’ Against Human Rights In Eastern Europe, Central Asia

04/15/2020

Many governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pursued an “extensive offensive” against human rights, deploying draconian tactics and tools of the state to suppress protests,…

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Added on: 04/08/2020

In Russia’s far east, a feminist theatre director comes under attack

04/07/2020

“I feel that today there are so many invisible female political prisoners: mothers, wives – women who bear an incredible burden thanks to political trials,” says Russian…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Chechen Police Brandish Pipes in Coronavirus Street Patrols

03/30/2020

Police officers armed with plastic pipes in Russia’s republic of Chechnya are patrolling the streets to observe compliance with the region’s coronavirus quarantine, Russian media reported this…

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Added on: 03/25/2020

This lesbian artist faces six years jail for creating innocent pictures

03/24/2020

A lesbian artist has spent months under house arrest and is facing fines and six years jail, just for publishing innocent images in Russia. Yulja Tsvetkova faces…

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Added on: 03/15/2020

Moscow’s first queer dance festival challenges homophobia

03/14/2020

In a dance studio tucked away off a Moscow side street, a couple dozen people are working on their tango. While the footwork is their focus, the…

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Added on: 03/14/2020

Russian LGBT activist faces porn trial for vagina drawings

03/12/2020

Yulia Tsvetkova posted delicate drawings and embroidered images of vulvas on a social media page called “Vagina Monologues” that she hoped would help lift the taboo on…

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Added on: 03/07/2020

‘I was waiting to die’: In Russia, HIV+ migrants fear death and deportation

03/06/2020

Dilovar moved to Russia from Tajikistan a decade ago hoping for a better life but he contracted HIV and now lives with the threat of deportation and…

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Added on: 03/04/2020

Putin Proposes Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage

03/03/2020

President Vladimir V. Putin has proposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in what political analysts suggest is an effort to raise turnout for a constitutional referendum…

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Added on: 02/29/2020

Chechen exile survives suspected assassination attempt after fighting off attacker

02/28/2020

A prominent Chechen blogger and critic of the region’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov has survived a suspected assassination attempt after fighting off a man he said attacked him…

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Added on: 02/14/2020

‘There will be dad and mum’ Putin rules out Russia legalising gay marriage

02/13/2020

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalise gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin. He made clear he would not allow…

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Added on: 02/08/2020

Russian Jury Acquits Gay Man’s Murder Suspect

02/08/2020

A Moscow jury has acquitted a man accused of killing a gay man last year, the LGBT rights group Stimul reported Thursday. Security cameras captured 40-year-old Roman…

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Added on: 02/06/2020

Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Up in Russia, Watchdog Says

02/05/2020

The number of hate crimes against members of Russia’s LGBT community increased in 2019, according to an annual report by the prominent SOVA Center nonprofit, which tracks…

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Added on: 02/06/2020

Russian police threaten activist; she flees, wins asylum

02/05/2020

An LGBT activist fled southern Russia for the Netherlands after facing threats of prosecution from law enforcement and retribution from conservative vigilantes, she said in an interview…

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Added on: 01/26/2020

New Documentary Cloaks Anonymous Sources in ‘Face Doubles’

01/25/2020

In documentaries, anonymous sources have often been reduced to a shadowy, voice-distorted figure — or worse, a pixelated blur. But a new documentary premiering Sunday at the…

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Added on: 01/23/2020

Israel agrees to Russia’s no-LGBT adoptions rule

01/22/2020

Israel and Russia signed an adoption agreement on Wednesday, after a decade of negotiations, stipulating that same-sex couples may not adopt children from Russia. The countries finalized…

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Added on: 01/23/2020

Young Russian Tries to Sue Over Violent Lesbian ‘Exorcism’ in Chechnya

01/22/2020

A young woman from Russia’s conservative republic of Chechnya is seeking criminal charges against her parents, one of their acquaintances and a psychiatric clinic for allegedly torturing…

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Added on: 01/15/2020

Russia: Race to the Bottom on Rights

01/14/2020

Repression escalated in Russia during 2019 as the government answered rising civic and political activism with bans, repressive laws, and showcase prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said today…

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Added on: 12/16/2019

Did Russia Register Its First Transgender Marriage?

12/15/2019

Authorities in Russia have registered one of the first transgender marriages in a country that positions itself as a bastion of traditional family values. Erika Askarova and…

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Added on: 12/12/2019

‘God Has A New Africa’: Undercover in a US-led anti-LGBT ‘hate movement’

12/11/2019

This year, I accomplished a feat that I never thought I would: I went undercover to investigate a group that hates me. Not long after I took…

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Added on: 12/01/2019

Gay man in hiding from Russian police after explaining sexuality to kids in innocent viral video

11/30/2019

A gay Russian man who took part in a YouTube video where children asked him about his sexuality has been forced to go into hiding after authorities…