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Psychological Support Group for LGBTs
The Psychological Support Group for LGBTs in St. Petersburg is back. The new season’s first meeting will be held Tuesday, September 10, from 18:30-20:30 in the offices of LGBT organization “Coming...
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Konstantin Dobrynin: Obsession with gayness gets old. We need to stop antigay...
Vice-chairman of the Federation Council constitutional legislation committee Konstantin Dobrynin in his offical blog and in “Moskovskiy Komsomolets” article replied to Alexander Zhuravlev, State Duma...
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International Queer Festival: Celebrating LGBT Rights and Culture in Russia
On September 19-28, St. Petersburg will host its 5h annual international queer pride and culture festival: Queer Fest 2013. The festival celebrates its 5-year anniversary in the context of increased...
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5th Annual International Queer pride festival Queer Fest 2013 opened despite...
The opening was a success, with over 150 visitors, despite attempts by the author of St. Petersburg “propaganda” law Vitaly Milonov and his friends to foil the event. 150 visitors crowded the art...
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11 countries except Russia adopted declaration protecting LGBT rights
Countries attending the first ministerial meeting held at the United Nations on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals on September, 26 reaffirmed their commitment to...
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Medvedev deems gay propaganda ban law “exotic, unworthy of support”
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev admitted that the State Duma may offer exotic initiatives, but that does not mean that they should be supported. Nevertheless, the federal gay propaganda ban law...
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Elton John Dedicates Russia Concert to Homophobic Killing Victim
MOSCOW, December 7 (RIA Novosti) – Openly gay British musician Elton John dedicated a concert in Moscow on Friday to a Russian man, Vladislav Tornovoi, beaten to death in a suspected homophobic killing...
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Rights NGO Urges Russia to Address LGBT Issues Ahead of Sochi
MOSCOW, February 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russia, as the host nation of the Olympic Games that will begin later this week, should address “widespread and concerted abuse” against sexual minorities, a global...
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Russian Prosecutors Probe Children’s Book for Gay Propaganda
ULIANOVSK, February 6 (RIA Novosti) – Prosecutors in the Volga area city of Ulianovsk are investigating whether a children’s library book promotes homosexual relations, a spokesman said on Wednesday....
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In the anticipation of the Olympic games in Sochi LGBT activists call for the...
In the anticipation of the Olympic Games opening ceremony an interregional non-governmental human rights organization The Russian LGBT Network attempts to launch civilized dialog regarding social and...
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Rihanna Joins Campaign for Gay Rights in Russia
MOSCOW, February 17 (RIA Novosti) – R&B star Rihanna has announced she will join the ranks of a group of international pop celebrities campaigning in support of gay rights in Russia. The singer...
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Russian LGBT groups relaunch Week of Action against homophobia, biphobia and...
An annual series of human rights events is held every spring since 2007 in major Russian cities to raise awareness on violation of LGBT rights and combat prejudice. This year’s Week runs from March,...
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Russian LGBT groups join international ”Day Of Silence” 2014
A public campaign held internationally on April 11, 2014 draws attention to silencing of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools and elsewhere. Russian LGBT activists and their allies have been...
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Duma rejects amendments to end all sex propaganda to minors
Russia’s lower house has voted against a proposed bill that would ban the promotion of all sexual material aimed at minors, with which its authors planned to amend the already existing law banning gay...
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‘Coming out’ for parents. Discussions from the monthly meetings with LGBT...
Meetings of the Parents’ Club take place on the third Monday of every month in the office of the LGBT activist group Vykhod (Russian for “Exit” or “Way Out”). It is a typical building in central St....
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St. Petersburg’s IDAHO became a true celebration of solidarity and pride
Over 350 people celebrated IDAHO today in the center of St. Petersburg on Marsovo Pole, this event becoming the largest LGBT rally as of today in Russia. Representatives of “Coming Out”, the Russian...
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IDAHOT 2015 in Russia overview
On May 17, various events devoted to the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia took place all over the world. In Russia, Rainbow flashmobs and other events took place in 16...
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UPDATED: Moscow venue refuses to host pro-LGBT teen photo display, cites...
Photo exhibition “Being Yourself” devoted to LGBT teens failed to open in Moscow on June, 12. Organizers blame unnamed Moscow policemen in disrupting the display, intimidating and harassing the staff....
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From Burning Hearts To Civil Unions: The Unlikely Evolution Of Dmitry Kiselyov
Somewhere around the 98th minute of his weekly news roundup and commentary for Russia’s Rossiya television channel this week, Dmitry Kiselyov got around to saying something truly unexpected. In his...
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