All posts tagged "russia"
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Russian LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva found stabbed and strangled in St. Petersburg
Yelena Grigoryeva was murdered just days after her name appeared on a "gay-hunting" torture-themed website
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Director Oliver Stone calls Russia’s anti-gay law “sensible” while interviewing Putin
The filmmaker also complained about recognizing gender identity and transgender people
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Human rights court finds Russia’s anti-gay “propaganda” law violated LGBTQ groups’ rights
Court rules that refusal to register groups infringed upon their right to freedom of association
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Russia deletes gay sex scenes from Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ over “gay propaganda” fears
Distributors feared falling foul of Russia's ban on "gay propaganda"
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GLAAD asks Rice University not to host anti-gay Russian nationalist during U.S. visit
Russia's space program director Dmitry Rogozin has a history of both anti-American and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
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European court tells Russia to stop banning public LGBTQ events
Russia's ban on public LGBTQ events violates the freedoms and rights of its citizens, the ECHR ruled
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Theater Review: Anastasia at the Kennedy Center
"Anastasia" is an overly cute adaptation of a Russian legend
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Teenager found guilty of violating Russia’s law against “gay propaganda”
Maxim Neverov's lawyer says authorities hindered his client's right to a fair trial
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HRC projects Chechnya’s anti-LGBTQ actions on Trump-Putin summit location in Helsinki
The slides on Finland's Presidential Palace called Chechnya's treatment of LGBTQ people "crimes against humanity"
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Survivor of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge is kidnapped by his own father
Zelimkhan Akhmadov's family has reportedly been encouraged -- or threatened -- to murder him as part of an "honor killing"
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Gay activist who protested Russian anti-LGBTQ laws with ‘hidden’ rainbow flag held for 15 hours at airport
Mateo Fernandez was held without explanation and asked to explain why he was in the country
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Moscow police arrest British gay rights activist as World Cup begins
Activist Peter Tatchell was arrested for protesting Putin's silence on gay men being kidnapped and tortured in Chechnya
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LGBTQ fans warned not to “publicly display sexuality” at World Cup in Russia
LGBTQ soccer fans planning to travel to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are being “strongly” warned not to “publicly display sexuality” in public,...
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Anti-gay presidential ad in Russia uses homophobia to scare voters to the polls
Many believe the ad is being pushed by pro-Putin operatives hoping to increase turnout to give election air of legitimacy
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U.S. sanctions Chechen leader behind anti-gay purge
Ramzan Kadyrov has been barred from entering the United States and had assets in U.S. banks frozen under the Magnitsky Act
