All posts tagged "russia"
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Russia might brand LGBTQ organizations as “extremist” in order to ban them
Russia's media regulator wants to "untie" the hands of police to target "extremist" LGBTQ groups and others
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Russian cadets pretend to crush a gay man to death with a concrete block in live performance
Russian cadets pretended to crush a gay man to death during a live performance
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UN chastises Finland for rejecting asylum request from lesbian couple’s child fleeing Russia
Finland claimed bullying, threats, and physical violence against child and his family did not amount to persecution.
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Russia threatens to arrest gay men fathering children via surrogacy
State media claims authorities are poised to arrest up to 10 unmarried men and charge them with child trafficking
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Proposed Russian law would prohibit transgender people from officially changing their gender
Law would also close a loophole allowing registration of same-sex marriages and would ban LGBTQ couples from adopting
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Anti-gay Russian gang inspired by ‘Saw’ threatens to hunt LGBTQ people in Europe
A website called "Saw Against LGBT" contained a list of LGBTQ people to be hunted down, leading to the death of at least one prominent...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin mocks U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying Pride flag
Putin implies embassy's decision to fly flag "revealed something about the people that work there"
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Russian voters approve constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Amendment was approved with hundreds of others, including one that allows Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036
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Nearly 1 in 5 Russians believe LGBTQ people should be “eliminated,” poll says
Attitudes towards most "deviant" groups, including gays and lesbians, have improved since five years ago
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Gay man forced to flee Turkmenistan after police assaulted him for being HIV-positive
The man sought asylum in Europe after police allegedly assaulted him until he confessed to being gay
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Putin says same-sex marriage “will not happen” in Russia while he’s president
Putin signaled his support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
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Pete Buttigieg says homophobic world leaders will “have to get used to” a gay president
Buttigieg was asked how he would respond to leaders from countries where being gay is illegal
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Uganda revives ‘Kill the Gays’ bill, adds punishments for ‘promotion’ of homosexuality
Controversial bill was thwarted five years ago, but the government wants to curb "unnatural sex"
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New arrest made in murder of Russian LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva
Victim's name appeared on a "gay-hunting" website just days before her murder
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Russia might use its “gay propaganda” law to remove a same-sex couple’s children
Russian officials have charged social workers with criminal negligence for letting a gay couple adopt and raise children
