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15 July 2015 / Comments Off on Watch: what happens when two men hold hands in Moscow

Watch: what happens when two men hold hands in Moscow

Two men have videoed themselves walking hand in hand through Moscow, to see the reaction. Continue reading

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8 April 2014 / Comments Off on Former Soviet states ‘backsliding on LGBT rights’

Former Soviet states ‘backsliding on LGBT rights’

Kyrgyzstan and Georgia are the latest former Soviet states to backpedal on human rights. Continue reading

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24 February 2014 / Comments Off on World Pride in Red Square: watch the video as riot police stand by

World Pride in Red Square: watch the video as riot police stand by

Riot police in Moscow stand by as revellers enjoy thumping music in Red Square for World Pride. Continue reading

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7 February 2014 / Comments Off on LGBT activists arrested in St Petersburg – before they’d even opened their banner

LGBT activists arrested in St Petersburg – before they’d even opened their banner

St Petersburg police arrest activists for ‘illegal demonstration’ when they hadn’t even opened their banner. Continue reading

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20 January 2014 / Comments Off on Russia: just 5% of gays are completely out of the closet

Russia: just 5% of gays are completely out of the closet

Survey reveals the difficulty of being gay and living in Russia; but there are no simple answers. 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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13 January 2014 / Comments Off on Lesbian lovers and gay boxers star in Manchester plays

Lesbian lovers and gay boxers star in Manchester plays

A series of theatre pieces is set to see four of Manchester’s finest local theatre companies come together to shine a light on LGBT inequality in Russia. 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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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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