European court rules against Russian anti-gay law
Europe’s top human rights court ruled today that the Russian law banning “gay propaganda” violates human rights agreements…
Kyrgyzstan bans gay marriage, not 'gay propaganda'
Kyrgyzstan has amended its constitution to ban same-sex marriage, but continues to delay action on a proposed Russian-style…
Moldova might adopt a ‘gay propaganda’ ban after all
Human Rights Watch issued this update on the latest proposal for a Russian-style “gay propaganda” law. HRW urged…
Proposals for new ‘gay propaganda’ laws; Europe worries
The European Parliament is keeping a worried eye on two Central Asian nations’ proposals to adopt Russian-style anti-“gay…
How Russian homophobia has changed St. Petersburg
The Los Angeles Times reports: Activists turn tolerant St. Petersburg into homophobic city By Mansur Mirovalev Timur Bulatov…
In turnaround, Russian court OKs two LGBT rallies
The Advocate reports: A district court in the Western Russian region of Kostroma on Friday [April 4] declared…
Russian police spy on LGBT activists, arrest 14
Russian police, who seemingly have a bug or an informant reporting on LGBT activists’ plans, arrested a total…
Global conflict: Gay rights, repression (1. Russia; 2. More)
As pro-LGBT-rights protests and anti-LGBT initiatives continue in dozens of countries, here’s a sampling of the news and…
Anti-gay rage: Sign of progress toward gay rights?
Why are sub-Saharan Africa and Russia undergoing a wave of anti-gay attacks, arrests and legislation? Two reasons are…
Russia: Moscow’s biggest gay club attacked again
A report from the “This Just In” news blog of the GLBT News Network: Russia: Moscow’s biggest gay…