Tag: Russia
HRC Foundation Releases Detailed Report on Scott Lively’s Anti-LGBT Past
Today the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released a detailed report of Scott Lively’s anti-LGBT record – particularly his record of exporting hate overseas.
U.S : Anti-LGBT Conference Continues Close Ties To Putin Despite Mounting International Tensions
The World Congress of Families is moving full speed ahead with plans to hold an international anti-LGBT conference at the Kremlin in Moscow this fall, despite the growing international crisis in Ukraine and the withdrawal of key conference partner Concerned Women for America over concerns that holding the conference would give the appearance of “giving aid and comfort to Vladimir Putin.”
Chris Pine criticizes Russia’s anti-gay law
Chris Pine says the US should have done more in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics to protest Russia’s anti-gay legislation, which he calls ‘clearly awful, archaic, hostile nonsense.’
After Sochi, gay sports event faces high hurdles in Russia
Days after the closing of the Sochi Winter Olympics, a gay sports organisation’s plan to hold Russia’s first open Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender athletic competition was under threat from bureaucratic barriers it said stemmed from discrimination.
Russia: Legacy of Olympic Games tarnished by arrests
The legacy of the Sochi Olympics will be tainted by the numerous human rights violations in the run-up and during the Games, as well as the failure of the International Olympic Committee to confront the Russian authorities over the arrests and beatings that marred this prestigious sporting event, Amnesty International said on the eve of the closing ceremony.
Manchesters Village Bakers at the ‘Its a Knockout’ parade against Russia’s stance on the LGBT community
Manchester’s Village Bakers braved the wind, rain and notorious British winter weather on Friday 7th to make an effort to join the LGBT Manchester community in support of the LGBT Russian community.