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Tag Archives: Saint Petersburg
Russian gay film festival: 12,500-euro fine as ‘foreign agent’
A judge in St. Petersburg declared the Side by Side LGBT Film Festival a “foreign agent” yesterday (May 7) and fined it 12,500 euros for not registering as required by Russia’s new Foreign Agent Law. This is the latest of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Harassment
Tagged Amnesty International, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Side by Side Film Festival, Vladimir Putin
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Russian LGBT rights group under attack as ‘foreign agent’
The Russian LGBT rights organization Coming Out was in court today seeking to defend itself against a claim that it is a “foreign agent.” Shockingly, Coming Out said, the court implied that the St. Petersburg-based organization must be guilty because … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-LGBT laws and legislation, Europe, Harassment
Tagged Coming Out, Russia, Saint Petersburg
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Russian demonstrators seek LGBT rights
The LGBT rights organization Coming Out helped organize a protest today in St. Petersburg, Russia, and released this account of the day’s events: One of the Largest LGBT Demonstrations in Russia took place in St. Petersburg Today, over 150 LGBT … Continue reading
LGBT rally in Russia to honor victims of hate crimes
LGBT activists in Russia announced that a May 17 rally in St. Petersburg will focus on victims of homophobic hate crimes, including Vladislav Tornovoy, who was raped with a beer bottle, stabbed and beaten to death in Volgograd last week, apparently … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Harassment
Tagged IDAHO, IDAHOT, International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia, Russia, Saint Petersburg, St Petersburg
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LGBT marchers defy St. Petersburg anti-gay law
Despite the St. Petersburg law against “gay propaganda,” dozens of people marched with rainbow flags through the center of the city today. The local LGBT organization Coming Out reported: RAINBOW MAY DAY MARCH IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA May 1st, a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Positive steps
Tagged Coming Out, Russia, Saint Petersburg, St Petersburg
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Anti-gay law leads to cancellation of Russian official’s trip
St. Petersburg’s ban on “gay propaganda” has resulted in cancellation of a planned trip to Uruguay and Argentina by that Russian region’s governor, Georgy Poltavchenko. Pltavchenko cancelled a planned visit after the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo withdrew its plan to … Continue reading
Stephen Fry visits, supports LGBT activists in Russia
On a March 14 trip to Russia, British actor/author Stephen Fry heard from LGBT activists about the increase in anti-gay violence since the passage of St. Petersburg’s “gay propaganda” law, which the Russian parliament is considering extending nationwide. Fry said, … Continue reading
Lady Gaga faces Russian ‘gay propaganda’ charge
A month after pop singer Madonna was cleared in a Russian lawsuit charging her with illegally promoting homosexuality to minors, the same charge has been leveled at singer-dancer Lady Gaga. The Reuters news service reported: A political ally of Russian … Continue reading
Russia to decide on banning ‘gay propaganda’
The Russian parliament (the Duma) is scheduled to consider a bill to ban “propaganda of homosexualism” on Dec. 19. The bill would expand similar prohibitions that have been enacted — and protested — in nine areas of the country, most … Continue reading
‘Traditional values’ as a tool to deny rights to LGBTs
Traditions can create a sense of connectedness between the present and the past, but they can also be used to deny rights to women and sexual minorities, warns Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa (Sub Saharan), Europe
Tagged Graeme Reid, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Segei Lavrov, South Africa, St Petersburg, Ukraine
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