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16 January 2014 / Comments Off on Activists heckle gay US athlete

Activists heckle gay US athlete

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

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14 January 2014 / Comments Off on Watch the video Russia doesn’t want you to see: ‘Young and Gay in Putin’s Russia’

Watch the video Russia doesn’t want you to see: ‘Young and Gay in Putin’s Russia’

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

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27 December 2013 / Comments Off on Sochi: don’t boycott, protest

Sochi: don’t boycott, protest

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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21 December 2013 / Comments Off on Ugandan lawmakers agree life imprisonment for gay people

Ugandan lawmakers agree life imprisonment for gay people

Ugandan parliament rushes legislation to ignore its human rights treaty obligations, and makes even same sex touching punishable by life imprisonment. Continue reading

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20 December 2013 / Comments Off on Staying away from Sochi: world leaders abandon Winter Games

Staying away from Sochi: world leaders abandon Winter Games

As more countries’ leaders abandon Russia’s Winter Games in protest at human rights outrages, So So Gay gauges the reaction Continue reading

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21 November 2013 / Comments Off on ‘Cowardly’ Ikea removes lesbian article from Russian magazine

‘Cowardly’ Ikea removes lesbian article from Russian magazine

Ikea described as ‘cowardly’ after it removed a story about a lesbian couple from its Russian-language customer magazine. Continue reading

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19 November 2013 / 2 comments

IOC has no objections to anti-gay broadcast under Olympic banner

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

5 November 2013 / Comments Off on One blinded in St Petersburg homophobic attack

One blinded in St Petersburg homophobic attack

Two masked men attacked the offices of an LGBTI support group on Sunday, leaving two injured – including one blinded in one eye. Continue reading

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5 November 2013 / Comments Off on Watch: the video Russia didn’t want you to see

Watch: the video Russia didn’t want you to see

Campaigning organisation AllOut has made a video about what it must be like when it’s illegal to be yourself. Continue reading

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1 November 2013 / Comments Off on Tatchell disrupts Putin friend’s concert in London

Tatchell disrupts Putin friend’s concert in London

Peter Tatchell strides on Barbican stage to protest against principal conductor Valery Gergiev Continue reading

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