Activists confronted one of the gay athletes selected to represent the US in Sochi, demanding he speak out against Russia’s recently enacted anti-LGBT laws. Continue reading
Documentary film ‘Young and Gay in Putin’s Russia’ alarms officials with its graphic descriptions of the daily drama of being gay in the country. Continue reading
Gay paralympian Claire Harvey shares her thoughts of how to challenge the homophobic Russians’ human rights policies on their own turf.
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Ugandan parliament rushes legislation to ignore its human rights treaty obligations, and makes even same sex touching punishable by life imprisonment. Continue reading
As more countries’ leaders abandon Russia’s Winter Games in protest at human rights outrages, So So Gay gauges the reaction Continue reading
Ikea described as ‘cowardly’ after it removed a story about a lesbian couple from its Russian-language customer magazine. Continue reading
Russian anti-gay broadcast shown with the Olympic rings in the corner of the screen as if endorsement gets the thumbs-up from the IOC. Continue reading
Two masked men attacked the offices of an LGBTI support group on Sunday, leaving two injured – including one blinded in one eye. Continue reading
Campaigning organisation AllOut has made a video about what it must be like when it’s illegal to be yourself. Continue reading
Peter Tatchell strides on Barbican stage to protest against principal conductor Valery Gergiev Continue reading