Tag: Russia
What about Britain’s gingers? Russia attacks Channel 4 over gay rights film
Russia claims documentary about attacks on gays is timed to disrupt Winter Olympics, and says similar films could be made about abuse of Britain’s redheads
Manchester’s Gay Village joins hands in support of Russia’s LGBT community
The demonstration as timed to coincide with the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
‘To Sochi With Love’ Campaign
Family Equality Council, the national organization which connects, supports, and represents the six million families with parents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer in the United States and their six million children, today announced the launch of To Sochi With Love, a campaign to demonstrate solidarity with LGBTQ Russians during the Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia to be held February 7 through February 23.
Norway : Lesbian kiss in Olympic inspired commercial
Norwegian sports chain creates a Olympic inspired commercial that kicks the Russian anti-gay law.
Arrests of Russian LGBT Activists Mar Day of Sochi Opening Ceremonies
Today in St. Petersburg, Russia, four LGBT-activists, including one pregnant woman, were arrested while trying to display a banner reading “Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement. Principle 6. Olympic Charter” to support the actions held today all over the world.
HRC Highlights Russia’s Anti-LGBT Law with Banner on National Headquarters
The Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, is unveiling a new banner on its national headquarters in Washington, D.C., to highlight Russia’s anti-LGBT law as the Olympic Games are slated to begin tomorrow.