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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…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-Choice World Congress of Families and Its Russian Backers Seek to Expand Influence in Africa

11/08/2019

The World Congress of Families, an international network of anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice activists, sponsored a regional conference in Accra, Ghana, last week. Organizers pitched it as an…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Bombs and blasphemy: the risks of watching gay art in Russia

11/05/2019

Whenever the play “Out of the Closet” is performed, Russian drama company Teatr.Doc has to take extra precautions: the audiences’ passports are checked to ensure everyone is…

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Added on: 10/25/2019

‘Any day you can be taken’: Inside what it’s like to be gay in Chechnya

10/25/2019

Ricky was just 19 when he said the police came for him. He was at work and they took him to the local police station. From there…

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Added on: 10/05/2019

Russian man sues Apple after cryptocurrency “turned him gay”

10/04/2019

A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that a cryptocurrency app caused him to turn gay, according to a copy of the complaint seen…

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Added on: 09/27/2019

Russian gay couple under investigation for adoption request United States asylum

09/26/2019

A Russian gay couple has requested asylum in the United States after authorities launched a criminal investigation over their adopted children, their lawyer said Thursday. The two…

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Added on: 09/26/2019

Masked men and murder: vigilantes terrorise LGBT+ Russians

09/24/2019

Receiving photos of mutilated bodies with the warning “you’re next” rattled gay rights activist Nikita Tomilov but when he saw surveillance men outside his home, he fled…

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Added on: 09/22/2019

Council of Europe presses Chechnya on gay torture

09/22/2019

A Council of Europe official tackled Chechen officials about reports of the torture and detention of gay people, during a rare visit to the Russian republic Saturday….

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Added on: 09/20/2019

‘We Tracked Your Social Media, You’re Gay’: Russian Student Threatened With Expulsion

09/19/2019

A Russian university is said to have threatened a student with expulsion after his pink phone case and membership in pro-LGBT social media groups fueled suspicions about…

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Added on: 09/20/2019

SUSPICIONS ARISE AFTER CONFESSION IN MURDER OF RUSSIAN LGBT ACTIVIST YELENA GRIGORYEVA

09/19/2019

LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva’s body was found in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 20, with evidence she had been choked, stabbed and thrown into the bushes near…

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Added on: 09/19/2019

Homophobia and ‘Soviet hangover’ driving HIV infections in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, says David Furnish

09/18/2019

Homophobia and a “Soviet hangover” are driving HIV infections in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to David Furnish, AIDS campaigner and Sir Elton John’s…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

09/13/2019

A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among…

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Added on: 08/21/2019

Homophobia seen rising in European countries without gay marriage

08/20/2019

Homophobia has risen in European countries that do not legally recognize same-sex relationships, while acceptance of gay and lesbian people has jumped in states where they can…

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Added on: 08/18/2019

A gay couple in Russia was forced to flee the country simply because they told their adopted children they are married

08/17/2019

A Russian couple was forced to flee the country because they told their two adopted sons that they are married. As far-fetched as that may sound, the…

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Added on: 08/10/2019

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

08/09/2019

Amin Dzhabrailov shivered as the cold air hit his sweat-drenched body. It had been two weeks since he began sleeping on the floor of the tiny, windowless…

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Added on: 08/06/2019

Murder, ‘gay-hunters’ strike terror in Russia’s LGBT community

08/05/2019

When LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva found her name on a hit list of a “gay-hunting” group, she did not appear to take the threat seriously. The group…

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Added on: 08/04/2019

LGBT in Russia: smashing stereotypes and creating a queer future

08/03/2019

For Russia’s LGBT community, homophobia and violence are part of day-to-day reality. Some cases, like the murder of activist Yelena Grigoryeva last week or torture in Chechnya,…

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Added on: 07/28/2019

Russia arrests man over murder of LGBTQ activist

07/26/2019

Russian police said on Thursday they had detained a man over the fatal stabbing of an LGBTQ activist near her home in St Petersburg and were not…

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Added on: 07/27/2019

Trans Men And Queer Women Have Been Swept Up In Chechnya’s Anti-LGBTQ Crackdown

07/27/2019

The phone call that would change M.’s life came one spring evening in 2018. “You’re on the list,” the baritone voice on the other end of the…

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Added on: 07/24/2019

Demonstrators Rally In St. Petersburg To Mourn Slain Russian LGBT Activist

07/23/2019

Several dozen demonstrators rallied in St. Petersburg to mourn Yelena Grigoryeva, an LGBT rights campaigner who was slain near her home in Russia’s second-largest city. The rally…

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Added on: 07/24/2019

Germany condemns killing of Russian LGBT activist

07/23/2019

Germany is condemning the killing of a political activist in Russia and urging authorities to find out whether the crime was related to her advocacy of LGBT…

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Added on: 07/23/2019

St Petersburg murder victim was ‘well-known LGBT rights activist’

07/23/2019

Russian campaigners have said that a woman found murdered with multiple stab wounds in the city of Saint Petersburg was a well-known activist who had received threats…

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Added on: 07/21/2019

Bisexual Man Tortured After Finding Evidence of Anti-Gay Purge

07/20/2019

A bisexual Russian man who has since fled to a safe country was subjected to torture because he attempted to find evidence of the anti-LGBTQ purge happening…

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Added on: 07/17/2019

Europe’s rights court rules against Russia in LGBT case

07/16/2019

Europe’s rights court on Tuesday ruled against Russia over its refusal to register three associations, saying it was “unacceptable” to do so simply because they were defending…

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Added on: 07/04/2019

Is lesbian kiss in Crimean play ‘gay propaganda’?

07/01/2019

A play in Crimea has created a stir on Russian social media after a video clip emerged of a scene which featured women kissing. The production was…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

Struggle among progress as countries restrict LGBTQ rights

06/23/2019

The world has been transformed in many ways in the 50 years since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, with major shifts in the past decade alone…

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Added on: 06/16/2019

Legalising homosexuality: Germany did it 25 years ago – what about other European countries?

06/14/2019

This week Germany celebrated legalising homosexuality twenty-five years ago. Until June 11, 1994, it was still considered a crime in Germany even though since 1969 homosexuals were…