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Articles with tag "LGBT"

pornography charges

Russian Feminist Activist Goes on Trial for 'Body-Positive' Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years behind bars in a case that has prompted nationwide pickets and online flashmobs in her support.
controversial screenings

Russia’s Top Documentary Fest Pulls Gay Chechen Film After Threats

"Silent Voice" tells the story of a young MMA fighter who is forced to flee to Belgium after his brother promises to kill him for being gay.
widening actions

Chechnya Detains Kidnapped Gay Men’s Relatives – Rights Group

The two men were forcibly returned to Chechnya earlier this year to face terrorism charges that activists call "fabricated."
self-censorship

Gay Sex Scene Cut From Tucci, Firth Drama in Russia – Reports

“Supernova’s” Russian distributor reportedly went to the cutting board out of fear that movie theaters would refuse to release it.
traditional push

Russia’s Ruling Party Campaigns to Ban 'Propaganda' of Polyamory, Bisexuality – Reports

Russia has already banned “gay propaganda” in a law critics say has been used to silence activists and shut down gay pride events.
legal threat

2 Gay Chechens Held on Terror Charges Without Proof – NGO

The men had fled Chechnya last year but were arrested and returned this month, the LGBT Network says.
Club Ban

Clubhouse Blocks Pro-Kremlin TV Host Following User Complaints

Vladimir Solovyov was blocked after starting a discussion on the failure of “Russia’s queer revolution.”
TORTURED and THREATENED

2 Gay Men Sent Back to Chechnya Were ‘Kidnapped’ – Rights Group

The two men were detained in Nizhny Novgorod and sent back to the North Caucasus region.
high-risk return

2 Gay Men Returned to Chechnya Face 'Mortal Danger': Rights Group

The North Caucasus region has been accused of brutal persecution against people believed to be homosexual.
forced return

Russia Returns Escaped Gay Men to Chechen Police – NGO

The LGBT Network had helped the two men flee from Chechnya after they were allegedly tortured by Chechen police.
Art Censorship

Russia Hands 4th Porn Charge to LGBT Activist Tsvetkova Over Vulva Drawings

Russian artist and LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova has been hit with pornography charges a fourth time over her artwork of vulvas.
POLITICAL PROFILE

A Feminist Pro-Kremlin Lawmaker Who Supports LGBT Rights

Oksana Pushkina tells The Moscow Times her views aren’t oppositional — they’re just common sense.
punished protest

Russia Fines Pussy Riot Activists for Hanging Pride Flags

The activists had described the protest action as a "birthday gift" to Putin and published a list of demands.
back to the drawing board

Russia Pulls ‘Transgender Ban’ Bill

The legislation is “being withdrawn in order to find a version that all interested parties will accept.”
foiled festival

St. Petersburg Authorities Disrupt LGBT Film Fest Opening

Masked men had arrived alongside the police and "shouted homophobic slogans," one of the festival's jury members said.
clash of views

Catholics Will Convert to Orthodoxy Over Pope’s LGBT Support, Russian Church Predicts

A Russian Orthodox Church official called Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions “a strong step toward degradation.” 
'immoral interpretations'

Putin Proposes Closing Gay Marriage Loophole – Vedomosti

If passed, same-sex marriages registered abroad would no longer be able to be registered in Russia.
crime of 'jealousy'

Siberian Cop Murders Transgender Girlfriend – Reports

Reports identified the victim as Viktoria Basakovskaya, a transgender woman whose passport still classified her as male.
birthday message

Pussy Riot Flies LGBT Flags From Gov’t Buildings to Mark Putin’s Birthday

The group demanded the legalization of same-sex “partnerships” and an end to discrimination against LGBT Russians.
off-limits content

TikTok Admits to Deleting Russian Videos at Government's Request

TikTok denied that the platform restricted LGBT content in Russia.
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