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LGBTQ PridePride in Pictures: It’s illegal to hold a Pride parade in Moscow
The first pride parade in Moscow took place in 2006 and was bombarded with homophobic attacks. Pride parades have now been banned until 2112.
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News (World)In historic first, trans woman in Russia wins discrimination lawsuit against employer
A transgender Russian has never “managed to defend [their] labor rights in court”… until now.
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CommentaryDonald Trump’s love of brutal leaders shows that he’s a wannabe dictator
He has praised China for its laws executing drug dealers. And that’s not all…
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News (World)U.N. demands answers from Russia following more reports of anti-LGBTQ torture in Chechnya
Chechen leaders claim there can’t be a crackdown on the LGBTQ community because there are no LGBTQ people in the country.
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News (World)Chechnya’s violent, anti-LGBTQ purge just entered its third year, and it’s getting worse
Here’s everything you need to know about Russia’s ongoing campaign against LGBTQ Chechens (and how to help).
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News (USA)Russian election trolls set up a fake hotline for youth who were coming out
No one knows how many people called, what they were told, or if the calls were recorded and personal info saved for later nefarious uses.
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News (World)Russian police seize school children’s drawings as ‘homosexual propaganda’
A school’s art contest honoring tolerance may get them in trouble with the law.
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News (USA)An Uber driver dragged a man down the street when he found out he was gay
The alleged victim says that police are refusing to investigate it as a hate crime.
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News (World)Someone sprayed acid in the eyes of two Russian LGBTQ activists
Police were “ambiguous” when the crime was reported.
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News (World)Poisoner spies are really ‘timid gays’ according to Russian media, but is it a cover story?
“To punish Petrov and Vasechkin for their failure to execute, they’ve clearly decided to [provide a cover story for] them as a couple of gays,” one expert says.
