Tag: St Petersburg
You don’t boo our ally Dima Bilan
The BBC has admitted it removed scenes of Russia being booed over anti-gay laws from the broadcast of Eurovision’s Greatest Hits Pink News reports today,
Russian lesbians stage selfie kiss plane protest
Two lesbian activists found themselves sitting in the row in front of Vitaly Milonov, the architect of Russian’s anti-gay laws, on a flight from Moscow to St Petersburg.
Russian monument to Steve Jobs taken down after Apple CEO Tim Cook says he is gay
A Russian monument to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been taken down, after Apple CEO Tim Cook’s announcement last week that he is gay.
Russian teen project charged with “gay propaganda”
“The Children-404 project is being prosecuted for “gay propaganda” because it provides sympathetic, supportive advice to isolated, bullied, ostracised, depressed and sometimes suicidal LGBT teenagers.
Russia: IOC Acts on Sochi Abuses
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken important steps to persuade the Russian government to investigate persistent claims of non-payment of wages to workers who helped build Olympic venues and infrastructure.
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.