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Moscow Police Disrupt Vulva Documentary Screening in Support of LGBT Activist

Around 20 officers reportedly arrived at the screening on an anonymous tip-off of “homosexual propaganda.”

social media scrutiny

St. Petersburg Schoolchildren Screened for LGBT ‘Propaganda’

Teachers were instructed to submit detailed reports on students who post “LGBT symbols” to the police.

vigilante enforcement

Russian ‘Cossacks’ Hunt Down LGBT Youth During Pride Week

The group of Cossacks reportedly detained at least one heterosexual student because he had dyed hair and wore an earring.

TRADITIONAL TIDE

A New Russian Law Could Ban Trans People From Officially Changing Their Gender

By aiming to enshrine a traditional understanding of family in the law, activists say Russia is marking LGBT people as second-class citizens.

Russia's Transgender People in Their Own Words

Lawmakers recently introduced legislation that will have profound implications for the country’s transgender population.

Madonna Says Russia Fined Her $1M for Gay Rights Speech

Russian courts denied that the ruling took place.

Moscow Transgender Activist ‘Faces Rape’ in Men’s Prison

Polina Simonenko was jailed after protesting a bill that would ban gay and transgender marriage and adoption in Russia.

'traditional' pivot

Russia Moves to Ban Gay Marriage

The move comes after voters approved constitutional changes defining marriage as a "union between a man and a woman."

Freedom of Expression

Russia Fines LGBT Аctivist for 'Gay Propaganda' Drawings

The case of Yulia Tsvetkova has prompted international condemnation and protests in Russia.

Putin Mocks U.S. Embassy Rainbow Flag

"Let them celebrate. They've shown a certain something about the people who work there," he said with a smile.

Russians Celebrate LGBT Pride in Front of U.S. Embassy's Rainbow Flag

Despite backlash against the flag among Russians, some Muscovites posed with it to show their support for gay rights.

U.S. Embassy in Moscow Flies Gay Pride Flag

The move comes as Russians vote on reforms that would enshrine heterosexual marriage in Russia's Constitution.

Russia ‘Accidentally’ Recognizes Gay Marriage

This is at least the second time officials have unintentionally recognized a gay marriage.

'prisoner of conscience'

LGBT Activist Charged With Pornography for Body-Positive Vagina Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years in jail for the images on her social media page dedicated to body positivity.

STIFLED IDENTITIES

Quarantined With Family, Russia’s LGBT Youth Face New Struggles

In a country where negative attitudes toward the LGBT community are rife, young people are forced to stay with unaccepting relatives.

stranger than fiction

Russia ‘Ready’ for New Comedy on Gay Activists’ 1970s Soviet Visit, Producer Says

“It’s a conversation about intolerance to the ‘others’,” Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky said.

'welcome to chechnya'

HBO Airs Trailer for Oscar-Nominated Director's Chechnya Gay Purge Doc

The documentary uses groundbreaking face-swapping technology to protect the safety of its subjects.

1 in 5 Russians Advocate ‘Eliminating’ LGBT Community – Poll

Attitudes are more tolerant than five years ago.

Russia Lifts House Arrest of LGBT Activist Facing Pornography Charges

Yulia Tsvetkova was charged for posting drawings of vaginas on a body-positive social media page.

VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Russian LGBT Activist Faces Porn Trial for Vagina Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova is waiting to stand trial for distributing pornography online, a charge which carries a jail term of between two and six years.

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