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Gay Chechen refugee arrested in Moscow, amid fears he’ll be tortured
He went back to Russia to attend his father’s funeral. Now he might never leave again.
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Russian festival changes name to avoid breaking anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda law
A Russian politician mocked the theatre’s decision to change its festival name…but also showed that he knows nothing about the LGBTQ+ flag.
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Gay soldier flees Russian missile strike during speech honoring Ukrainian LGBTQ+ servicemembers
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, LGBTQ+ citizens have stepped up to fight, terrified of what a Russian victory could mean for their rights.
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Russian tennis champ Daria Kasatkina worries about going home after coming out
“It’s difficult that I cannot see the people I love, often.”
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Russia’s largest LGBTQ+ organization has returned after the government forced it to close
And it’s ready to challenge Putin’s latest crackdown on LGBTQ+ people.
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Ukraine passes bill banning LGBTQ+ hate speech in media
The bill bans hate speech and incitement based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Brittney Griner released from Russian prison
She is coming back to the U.S. as a result of a prisoner exchange negotiated by the Biden administration.
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Vladimir Putin signs law effectively outlawing public expressions of LGBTQ+ life in Russia
The new law extends existing restrictions that previously only applied to children to Russians of all ages.
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Cannabis activists hold a “smoke out” to protest Brittney Griner’s detainment
“Putin hates freedom, but that’s exactly what we want to give him, a freedom toke.”
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Trans tycoon buys Miss Universe pageant that was once owned by Donald Trump
Anne JKN is the third richest transgender woman in the world.