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Russia's Interior Ministry is developing a large-scale electronic database to monitor LGBTQ+ individuals across the country.
Citing anonymous sources within the ministry, independent news outlet Meduza revealed that discussions on the registry have been ongoing since last year. The initiative follows Russia’s Supreme Court ruling that declared the so-called "international...
Controversial preacher Franklin Graham, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and praise of Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay laws, is set to lead prayers at Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January in Washington DC.
As reported by the Washington Blade, Graham, president and CEO of the evangelical aid organisation Samaritan’s Purse, also delivered...
Seven individuals arrested during a nightclub raid in the Russian city of Tula were fined for "looking too gay," marking yet another instance of enforcement under Russia's controversial anti-LGBTQ+ "propaganda" laws.
The raid, conducted at the club Typography in February, involved security forces in military-style uniforms. Videos captured the chaotic...
A recent survey conducted by the Levada Center, a research group designated as a “foreign agent” in Russia, has unveiled predominantly negative sentiments among Russians toward the LGBTQ+ community.
The poll, which was carried out between October 24 and 30 across 137 cities, towns, and villages, involved 1,617 respondents....
In a disturbing legal move, the Russian Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court seeking to ban the “international LGBT public movement.”
Announced last Friday, the ministry labelled global LGBTQ+ movements as extremist, accusing them of inciting social and religious discord.
This request represents one of...
In a significant move, Russian authorities have imposed a fine on a local streaming platform for the first time under the country's law prohibiting "Gay propaganda."
According to reports by The federal media regulator Trikolor Kino i TV, based in St. Petersburg, was fined 1.2 million rublesNZD 28,1000 ) by...
A queer Ukrainian soldier fighting off the Russian invasion is calling for the urgent legalisation of same-sex partnerships in Ukraine.
Anna “Kajhan” Zyablikova, a soldier serving in the 47th Brigade of Ukraine’s armed forces, believes that legalising partnerships between same-sex couples is a simple move that would positively impact LGBTQ...
Russian citizens will now be subjected to stricter restrictions and discrimination following President Vladimir Putin’s signing of a bill to expand on the so-called ‘gay propaganda law.'
The so-called ‘gay propaganda law,’ was originally signed in 2013 and banned media from ‘promoting’ “non-traditional values,” including same-sex relationships and gender diversity,...
