Support The Moscow Times!
Contribute today

Articles with tag "LGBT"

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.
love wins

Russians Stand Side by Side at LGBT Film Festival

The presence of anti-LGBT protestors and bomb threats tainted an otherwise peaceful event in the capital.
Bok o Bok

Nationalist Activists Harass LGBT Film Fest in Moscow

Police detained around 10 of the estimated 30 to 40 pro-Kremlin activists.
Shifting attitudes

Russian Support for LGBT Rights Hits 14-Year High, Poll Says

The increase in support can be attributed to a gradual decline in anti-LGBT sentiment appearing on TV.
New neighbors

Russians Most Opposed to Having LGBT Neighbors – Poll

Families with a disabled member, poor families and African families also ranked in the top five most desirable neighbors.
LGBT crackdown

New Anti-Gay Abuses Hit Russia’s Chechnya – HRW

A new Human Rights Watch report details the alleged detention and abuse of at least 23 men between December and April.
human rights

11 LGBT Activists Detained at St. Petersburg Protest

Around 50 activists had gathered to raise awareness of LGBT problems in Russia.
LGBT rights

Russia Marks First Workplace Discrimination Win by Trans Woman

Her employer had cited a Soviet-era list of 456 jobs deemed unsafe or unhealthy for women when firing her.
View more articles