Being Gay In Russia
Gay bullying with fake online accounts goes viral in Russia.
Apr 21, 2017 · GROZNY, Russia — It was supposed to be a night out. But for the man who calls himself Maksim, as for scores of other gay men arrested in a pogrom this month in Russia’s Chechnya region, it pivoted into nearly two weeks of beatings and torture. Maksim said it had started with a chat room
Jan 30, 2014 · Police officers detain a gay rights activist during a protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws in central Moscow on Sept. 25, 2013. The poster reads: “Homophobia Is the Shame of Russia!” Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Ever since virulently homophobic Russian President Vladimir Putin
Editor’s Note: Tensions in Europe are heating up between Russia and Western nations. In an indicator of what’s to come, it was reported today that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked every single commander in his Baltic fleet – about 50 total. In what has been called a “Stalin
Prior to Tsarist policy, homosexuality and cross-dressing were punished by religious authorities or militias. Ivan the Terrible was accused of being gay in …
Hate crimes against LGBT people in Russia have doubled since the country instituted a law banning “gay propaganda,” researchers told Reuters on Tuesday. The banning resulted in an increase of sentences for crimes against LGBT people from 18 in 2010 to 65 in 2015, according to St. Petersburg
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people in Russia face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Although same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults in private was decriminalized in 1993, same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for the legal protections …
Mrs Brown’s mans creator turned down Russia TV deal after being told to cut gay character
A police officer watches gay rights activists gather near the Duma before the new law was passed. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP Russia’s parliament has unanimously passed a federal law banning gay “propaganda” amid a Kremlin push to enshrine deeply conservative values that critics say has already
Warning: This post contains various images of Putin as a gay clown, and may therefore be to share in Russia.