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Russia wants to ban “gay” emojis
Psychologists will be called in to decide whether they promote homosexuality.
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Anti-gay Russian lawmaker urges ban on going topless in public
The lawmaker emphasized the ban was only applicable outside beaches and other “zones of public recreation,” thereby excluding the scores of photographs depicting a shirtless Russian President Vlaimir Putin riding horses, fishing or swimming.
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Gay rights activists clash with opponents in Moscow, 15 detained
A small group of activists tried to hold an unauthorized demonstration in support of gay rights outside the mayor’s office on Saturday. But opponents fought with them and police detained people from both sides.
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Kazakhstan ‘gay propaganda’ measure ruled unconstitutional
A proposed law in Kazakhstan that would criminalize dissemination to minors of information supporting same-sex relationships has been struck down as unconstitutional.
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‘This way if you are gay’ – Swedish peace group launches gay sonar against Russian subs
In a publicity stunt dubbed “Operation The Singing Sailor,” the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society placed a sonar device in the Stockholm archipelago sending out a Morse code message saying “This way if you are gay.”
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Russian lawmaker says Apple violated gay ‘propaganda’ law by distributing U2 album
The lawmaker says Apple violated Russia’s ban on gay “propaganda” when it delivered U2’s latest album to a half-billion iTunes users for free last year.
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Russian court rules against gay teacher who was fired
A St. Petersburg court has ruled against a gay music teacher who lost her job after being outed by an anti-gay activist.
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United Nations rebuffs Russia resolution, approves benefits for spouses of gay staffers
The U.N. budget committee has approved Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s plan to give benefits to all spouses of gay U.N. staffers who are legally wed in a defeat for Russia and opponents of same-sex marriage.
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Russia moves to stop United Nations staff benefits for married, same-sex couples
Russia has asked a United Nations General Assembly committee to vote on its proposal to stop the world body extending staff benefits to all married same-sex couples.
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The Fear of Being Gay in Russia
Moscow’s first gay pride parade was held in May 2006, thirteen years after homosexuality was decriminalized in Russia. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, the beginning of a new era of openness for the LGBT community.
(POLITICO)