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Articles with tag "LGBT"

'gay propaganda'

Russian Court Orders LGBT Groups to Disband for Posting on Social Network

The St. Petersburg court said the groups “deny family values.”
'don't judge without trying'

Russian iPhone User Sues Apple for Turning Him Gay

It all started when the man received 69 GayCoins on a cryptocurrency app.
shut doors

Russian Veterans’ Hospital Bans Transgender Hairstylist From Charity Project

“He’s free to groom dogs, but he will no longer be here,” the head of the hospital said.
Boy toys only

Anti-Gay Russian Lawmaker Slams Gender-Inclusive Barbies as ‘Freak Dolls’

“A doll without gender is a person without gender  — a sick person,” Vitaly Milonov said.
increasing intimidation

Russian Gay Couple With Adopted Children Seeks Asylum in U.S.

Russian social welfare officials were criminally charged for allowing the couple to “form distorted ideas about family values in children.”
Demographic experiment

Putin Sought to Boost Russian Population With ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law – Ex-British PM Cameron

Writing in his newly released memoirs, David Cameron described his talks with Putin as “our iciest encounter yet.” 
School scrutiny

‘We Tracked Your Social Media, You’re Gay’: Russian Student Threatened With Expulsion

“The fact that I have a girlfriend, in [the vice president's] opinion ... doesn’t prove that I’m not gay,” the student said.
Interrupted performance

Pro-Kremlin Activists Disrupt 'Coming Out of the Closet' Play in Moscow

The activists accused the theater of staging the LGBT performance in front of minors.
Anti-discrimination case

Russian Bakery Fined for Sign Banning Gay Customers

The bakery's co-owner claims the sign didn't discriminate against anyone.
transgender life

Russia’s Transgender Community Struggles for Acceptance

Medical and bureaucratic hurdles make life hard despite recent signs that attitudes are changing.
Public assembly

LGBT Activists Detained at St. Petersburg Pride Event

Three of the detained activists were reportedly taken away in an ambulance.
LGBT fears

Russian LGBT Activists Fear More Violence After Brutal Murder of Campaigner

Human rights groups fear Yelena Grigoriyeva's killing will “normalize” violence against sexual minorities in the country.
'power move'

Rammstein Protests Homophobia in Russia With On-Stage Kiss in Moscow

The cult German rock band protested anti-LGBT laws and attitudes during their Luzhniki Stadium show.
Slain activist

'She Was Not Afraid to Tell The Truth': Russia Reacts to LGBT Activist's Gruesome Killing

Fellow activists lamented a system that failed to protect her, while anti-LGBT figures said her killing was justified.
Anti-LGBT violence

Russian LGBT Activist Killed After Being Listed on ‘Saw’-Inspired Gay Hunting Site

The website encourages visitors to track down and assault people believed to be LGBT.
'gay propaganda'

Moscow Officials Sued For Allowing Gay Couple to Adopt

The gay couple was accused of “harming their [children's] health and moral and spiritual development.”
federation council

Same-Sex Adoptions Will Lead to Human Extinction, Russian Speaker Says

“There are basic ingredients for happiness that are universal," the upper house speaker said.
Film controversy

Putin Says 'Genius Musician' Elton John Mistaken on Russian LGBT Rights

The British singer had accused Putin of hypocrisy for saying that he wanted LGBT people to be happy.
opinion
Pavel Lobkov

How The Soviet Union Tried to 'Cure' My Homosexuality

As the world marks 50 years after the Stonewall Riots, journalist Pavel Lobkov tells his personal story of resistance in the Soviet Union.
Controversial post

Putin Spokesman’s Daughter: Homosexuality ‘Unnatural’

“These things are haram for me,” Yelizaveta Peskova said in a screenshotted Instagram story.
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