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Rainbow unicorn bank card deemed “gay propaganda” by Russian lawmakers
Russia largest bank was asked to withdraw its colorful card for kids.
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X recently deleted hundreds of LGBTQ+ accounts under mysterious circumstances
X stands accused of “well-researched’ takedown of LGBTQ+ profiles with over 1 million worldwide followers.
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Russia forces adult content creator & hook-up app user to help entrap gay men
Russia reaches a new low in its continued persecution of gay adults.
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Russia’s LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them
But people still worry that the Kremlin is monitoring the app.
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Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital
They asked the Russian Supreme Court if they had a right to exist and they responded that they “don’t make decisions.”
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Duolingo removes LGBTQ+ content for Russian users
The language learning app was the subject of a complaint from a Russian anti-LGBTQ+ group earlier this year.
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Kyiv shoots down clever idea for a safe Pride March amid Russian war
Ukrainian city officials said no to marchers who wanted to hold the first Pride event in the city since 2021.
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Russian poetry competition bans transgender applicants
First, trans people start getting banned from sports teams, and now poetry contests??
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Russian bar employees arrested for promoting LGBTQ+ “extremism”
Drag performers were stripped as their outfits were confiscated by authorities.
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Changing the world won’t make you perfect. It’s time to accept even heroes have massive flaws.
Many national icons had darker sides we tend to ignore. Can we reconcile it all?