Going behind the scenes as queer Chechens were rescued
A new interview describes the making of “Welcome to Chechnya”, a documentary that tracks the courageous effort to…
Russian repression: How queer women of N. Caucasus survive
Queer women manage to survive in Chechnya and other anti-LGBTQ+ societies of the North Caucasus region. A new…
Uzbekistan: Hope for end to anti-LGBT violence fades
LGBT people in Uzbekistan routinely face violence, discrimination and extortion, according to a report by the Institute for…
Chechnya: Daughter seeks criminal charges over ‘gay exorcism’
An LGBT Chechen woman is seeking criminal charges against her parents and a psychiatric hospital over attempted exorcisms…
2019 in review: Anti-gay violence remains a danger worldwide
Year in review: Despite signs of progress, 2019 remained a dangerous time for LGBTQ people worldwide.
Renewed attacks on gay Chechens and their rescuers
Gay men and LGBT activists are again under attack in Chechnya and elsewhere in Russia.
Chechnya: Islam + tribal honor = danger for gays
In Chechnya, traditional leaders feel threatened by society’s free access to information online, by empowered and independent women,…
Chechnya resumes its anti-gay purge
The anti-gay crackdown is under way again in Chechnya, with activists and journalists reporting that dozens of gay…
Updates: Liberia, Jamaica, Chechnya, Russia/Norway
A campaign to reduce anti-gay and anti-HIV+ stigma in West Africa, an Inter-American case against Jamaica’s sodomy law,…
Attempted abduction of gay Chechen refugee in St. Petersburg
For gay Chechens, escaping from Chechnya doesn’t guarantee safety from Chechnya’s purge of its LGBT citizens. The Russian…