Huge rise in number of gay Russians seeking asylum in the US
The number of gay Russians seeking asylum in the United States has nearly tripled in just two years. According to figures released by the Immigration Equality, 161 gay Russians have claimed asylum in...
View ArticleVladimir Putin: Russia doesn’t have a problem with gays
Vladimir Putin is claiming that the West has invented Russia’s record of homophobia. The Russian President made the claims in a meeting with rights leaders, according to Russian state-controlled news...
View ArticleRussia: Pride organisers awarded £36 ‘compensation’ over event ban
Organisers of a Pride parade in Russia have been granted a paltry amount of compensation after their event was banned from going ahead. A court in Kostroma this week ruled that activist Nikolai...
View ArticleOlympic Charter adds protection for LGB athletes after Sochi Olympics
The Olympic Charter has been amended to explicitly safeguard lesbian, gay and bisexual athletes, after concerns about homophobia at this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. The International Olympic...
View ArticleGay skier: Olympic committee ‘didn’t stand up for human rights’ at Sochi...
Openly gay skier Anja Paerson has claimed the International Olympic Committee failed to stand up for human rights when it allowed the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Russia. The IOC has been trying...
View ArticleConchita Wurst: I want to meet with Vladimir Putin
Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has called for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Austrian drag diva took home the crown this year, to the dismay of some conservative countries. One...
View ArticleRussia: Pussy Riot members among 18 people arrested after protest
Eighteen protesters, including members of Pussy Riot, have been detained in Moscow. Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina said on Twitter that she and other protesters were detained by police early on...
View ArticleRussia bans transgender people from driving
Russia has enacted new rules banning transgender people from obtaining driver’s licenses. New regulations enacted by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ban people with ‘sex disorders’ from driving, as the...
View ArticleEuropean human rights commissioner attacks Russian law banning transgender...
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has attacked a new Russian law which bans transgender people from obtaining driver’s licenses. This week, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev...
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Liz MacKean, the journalist behind groundbreaking gay Russian documentary...
Leading journalist Liz MacKean, who was behind a groundbreaking documentary revealing anti-gay groups in Russia, has died. MacKean, who started her career at the BBC before going to Channel 4, died...
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