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Russian police raid gay venues hours after Supreme Court’s “extremist” ruling
It’s officially open season on any LGBTQ+ supporters in the former Soviet country.
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Russia passes “fascist” anti-trans laws banning trans health care & marriage
The law takes away numerous rights from trans people, with advocates saying it will lead to suicide as trans people feel “hopeless and trapped.”
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Russia used its LGBTQ+ “propaganda” law to arrest a man seeking sex in private
Is it now a crime in Russia to have private relations with another adult?
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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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Russia is using a dirty trick to kick LGBTQ websites off of the internet
Russia’s nasty 2013 law banning “gay propaganda” has found a clever way to prosecute and silence LGBTQ organizations.
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Anti-LGBTQ official calls for authorities to investigate Netflix for promoting “gay propaganda”
The streaming giant has not commented publicly, but reportedly reviewed their content and doesn’t believe any of it violates the law.
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Authoritarian thug Putin thinks transgender rights are a “crime against humanity”
Putin knows a thing or two about crimes against humanity and cancelling others — he’s been doing both for years.
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Russia suggests that Disney is denying “family values” over Pixar film with gay character
Russian censors sent a warning about distributing an animated short film within the country that could violate its anti-gay laws.
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Two gay men escaped torture in Chechnya. Russian police are sending them back.
The teens were forced to make “apology videos.”
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2020 was the worst year for LGBTQ rights in Europe. But activists are ready to fight back.
Prominent activist Rémy Bonny reviews how LGBTQ rights suffered setbacks all across Europe. He asks the world: “join forces in defense” of us.