Tag: Russia
US Investors Press Sochi Olympic Sponsors Over Gay Rights
A coalition of US investors managing hundreds of billions of dollars in assets has urged corporate sponsors of the Sochi Winter Olympics to speak out against controversial Russian laws on homosexuality.
Moscow invented rumours of Vladimir Putin affair with Olympic gymnast because he ‘is gay’
A new biography of Vladimir Putin paints a picture of the Russian president as a ‘traumatised’ man and speculates that he might be homosexual.
Europe must react to escalation of human rights violations in Lithuania
ILGA-Europe is seriously concerned with the current developments and the state of human rights of LGBTI people in Lithuania.
Coca Cola ‘Refused To Speak Out Against Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws’
Despite a petition that was signed by over 125,000 supporters asking the world’s biggest drinks manufacturer to speak out, Coca-Cola has failed to pass comment about Russia’s anti-gay laws.
Exchange student targeted in homophobic Russian video
A video recently posted online by a group of homophobes based in Belgorod, Russia, shows an attack on a young exchange student who is beaten, undressed and forced to imitate sex scenes.
NOM Withholding Key Financial Documents in Violation of Federal Law
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has repeatedly refused to make its 2012 990s publicly available following their November 15 deadline – a direct violation of federal law.