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Life
Russia’s top tennis player Daria Kasatkina comes out
“Judging by [the way] things are going now, it will never be OK” for LGBTQ people to hold hands in public, she said.
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News (World)
Russian leaders want to expand its “gay propaganda” ban to include adults
The law bans gay propaganda to minors. Now a Russian lawmaker wants to ban pro-LGBTQ speech directed at people of any age.
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News (World)
Out WNBA player Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian drug trial but denies intent
Brittney Griner is accused of “large-scale transportation of drugs” after some cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.
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News (USA)
Brittney Griner pleads with President Biden to help secure her release from Russia
“I miss my wife! I miss my family! I miss my teammates!”
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News (World)
Same-sex marriages have swept the globe. Here is the current state of marriage equality
LGBTQ Nation dives into some recent global discussions on marriage equality.
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News (USA)
Brittney Griner’s wife has “zero trust” in government to help free her from Russian prison
“If I can’t trust you to catch a Saturday call outside of business hours, how can I trust you to actually be negotiating on my wife’s behalf to come home?” Brittney’s wife Cherelle said.
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Out WNBA player Brittney Griner now considered “political prisoner” as detention extended
“We understand now that she is being held as basically a political prisoner.”
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News (World)
After months of being low key, Brittney Griner’s supporters are upping public pressure
Led by Brittney Griner’s wife, the public campaign hopes that a meeting with Joe Biden will lead to her release.
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Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed for asking what Nazis think of a fake Pride flag
“I’m pretty sure those Nazis have the same opinion of that flag as you do.”
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Politics
Pete Buttigieg, Dr. Rachel Levine & all LGBTQ members of Congress banned from Russia
Of course Jen Psaki was ready with a clapback.
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News (World)
Queer Pussy Riot leader daringly escapes Russia disguised as a food courier
“I don’t think Russia has a right to exist anymore.”
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News (World)
U.S. State Department says Russia “wrongfully detained” lesbian basketballer Brittney Griner
Griner has been in a Russian jail for nearly 76 days now. The U.S. is finally speaking out in her defense.
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News (World)
Russia fines Facebook, Instagram & TikTok for violating gay propaganda ban
Russia claims the social networks are promoting “nontraditional sexual relationships” to children.
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Commentary
For the LGBTQ community and other minorities, war is fought every day
The danger that non-cis, non-hetero, non-white, non-males face in the U.S. is the same as being in a European ground war.
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News (World)
Prominent LGBTQ & feminist leader attacked in Ukraine
Activist Olena Shevchencko was pepper sprayed in the streets of Lviv, with some speculating a Russian saboteur was behind the attack.
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News (World)
Did the gender pay gap lead to WNBA player Brittney Griner getting arrested in Russia?
WNBA players earn a lot less than their NBA counterparts, and that’s what brought Brittney Griner to Russia.
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Commentary
Vladimir Putin’s is dehumanizing Ukraine to Make Russia Great Again
The term “Ukraine” has become synonymous with “Nazism” in the minds of many Russian people.
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Politics
Jen Psaki forced to explain why World War III with Russia would be a bad idea
“Why not” start a war with Russia, which has more nuclear warheads than any other country outside the U.S.? Jen Psaki wasn’t having it.
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News (World)
JK Rowling claps back at Vladimir Putin for comparing her transphobia to his invasion of Ukraine
Vladimir Putin showed some honor among villains and stood up for J.K. Rowling. But it turns out she doesn’t see herself as a villain.
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News (World)
Trans women are being barred from leaving Ukraine. Border guards say they’re men & have to fight.
“One of the guards said, ‘you’re a guy, so get the hell out of here,’ and told me I should be grateful they didn’t call the police.”