All posts tagged "russia"
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Russia Fines Booking.com $71,000 Over “LGBT Propaganda”
The reservation service was punished over a Pride Month newsletter about accommodating LGBTQ guests at partner hotels.
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Russian TV Censors Rainbow from SpongeBob Episode
The innocuous scene from the popular cartoon is the latest casualty of Russia's sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ symbols and media.
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Spain Becomes Europe’s Top-Ranked Country for LGBTQ Rights
Spain overtook Malta in ILGA Europe's annual rankings of laws and policies affecting LGBTQ people across 49 European countries.
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Russian Sentenced to Forced Labor for Writing Gay Fan-Fiction
The 36-year-old woman was sentenced to 18 months of forced labor for writing gay fan-fiction about a K-pop group.
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Russia Fines News Outlet for Publishing “Heated Rivalry” Review
SarBC and its IT director were punished under Russia’s "LGBT propaganda" law for publishing a review of the gay romance series.
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Russian Man Fined for Posting Photo of Queen Members in Drag
Russian judges said sharing a Queen drag photo on social media "destroyed family values" and violated the country’s anti-LGBTQ law.
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Heated Rivalry Becomes a Hit in Russia Despite Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Despite a decade-long crackdown on LGBTQ “propaganda,” episodes of the gay romance series “Heated Rivalry” are finding an audience in Russia.
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Russia Blocks Roblox for Spreading “LGBT Propaganda”
Russia claims the gaming platform hosts banned LGBTQ content and other harmful material, part of a wider crackdown on online platforms.
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Trump’s State Department Erases LGBTQ Abuses from Report
The 2024 Human Rights Report downplays abuses in Trump-aligned nations, omits LGBTQ references, and targets countries critical of his administration.
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New Paris Monument Honors Gay Victims of Nazis
The double-sided star represents the persecution of LGBTQ people, and how easily attitudes can shift in a negative direction.
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Russia Bans the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Prosecutors call the nonprofit "undesirable" and accuse it of spreading "propaganda" that undermines Russian "spiritual and moral values."
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Lesbian Tennis Star Defects from Russia
International tennis star Daria Kasatkina will now compete as an Australian after defecting from Russia following her public coming out.
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Clubgoers Arrested in Police Raid Fined for “Looking Too Gay”
Men arrested during a raid for wearing feminine clothing were among several fined for violating Russia's anti-"LGBT propaganda" law.
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Belarus Police Raid Gay Couple’s Home, Demand They Out Others
The raid on a gay couple's home is part of a larger, ongoing campaign in Belarus to criminalize sharing information about LGBTQ identity.
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Travel Agent Accused of Booking Gay Tours Dies in Custody
Andrei Kotov, a 48-year-old Russian travel agent accused of organizing tours for gay men, has died in police custody in Moscow.
