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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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Georgia moves forward with bills to outlaw Pride events & trans people
The legislation would ban LGBTQ+ rights on multiple fronts, including adoption, marriage, and civil IDs.
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Georgia’s ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ “propaganda” law that compares homosexuality to incest
The one-time Soviet state flirted with democracy but is moving toward authoritarianism.
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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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How Trump plays the “hateful” media while dictators play him as a “useful idiot”
Trump said he could get Russia to release an imprisoned journalist… which is weird because Trump has zero respect for journalism.
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Russia begins banning books in its war on “gay propaganda”
Three novels – including James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” – have already been banned by a special council.
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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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Trans teen forced to castrate pig in one of Russia’s “thriving” ex-gay clinics
Vladimir Putin’s LGBTQ+ crackdown has created fertile ground to “cure” the “gay condition.”