Tag: Russia
Russian Lawmaker: Foreign Visitors Not Exempt from Anti-LGBT Law
The day after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it had received assurances from “the highest level of government in Russia” that foreigners visiting the country for the 2014 Olympics would be exempt from a newly-passed law prohibiting “homosexual propaganda,” the co-sponsor of the bill told reporters the law will remain enforced during the Sochi Games.
Russian Vodka Boycott: Gay Clubs Join Protest
Some of London’s biggest gay venues have decided to boycott Russian vodka as part of a global movement to highlight the Kremlin’s anti-gay laws.
IOC Shouldn’t Accept Verbal Promises from Putin
Friday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a statement to Russian news outlets responding to growing international fear about the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individual and allies living in Russia or traveling to Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.
Are your local gay bar saying “nyet” to Russian vodka ?
It all started with gay bars in Chicago saying “nyet” to Russian vodka and are about spreading around LGBT worldwide.
Chicago Gay Bars Boycott Russian Vodka
The boycott is in response to Russia’s recent implementation of laws limiting the rights of the LGBT community
Moldova secretly adopts homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law
A new ‘anti-propaganda’ law, similar to those recently enacted in Russia, was discussed and adopted away from public scrutiny and entered into force on 12 July.