Tag: Russia
Anti-gay campaign drives out Russian teacher in Krasnoyarsk
A self-styled Russian campaigner for morality in schools, Timur Bulatov, has boasted about the dismissal of a teacher he describes as a “lesbian” and “satanist”.
Russia Blocks UN for Thanking Ban Ki-moon for Gay Rights Work
Russia prevented the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday from thanking outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon specifically for promoting gay rights during his decade in office, diplomats said.
Russian MPs Say FIFA 17 Game Is “Gay Propaganda”
Some members of Russia’s parliament have sent a letter to the state communications oversight agency, alleging FIFA 17’s support of a recent LGBT-friendly initiative in England breaks Russia’s “gay propaganda law”.
Transgender Russian Woman Faces Male Prison Sentence For Theft
Albina Matyunina was convicted for trying to steal $28 before her transition.
HRC Statement on Russian Interference in U.S. Election and Potential Trump Connections
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organisation, called for full transparency about ongoing investigations into the Donald Trump campaign ties to Russia.
Russian Internet watchdog wants to block aid website for gay kids
Russia’s federal Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor may block the website of Deti-404, a project which provides assistance to gay teenagers, if information that it considers forbidden is not deleted by the end of the day, said the website’s administrator Elena Klimova on Tuesday, citing a letter from the agency.