Russia

Ukrainian military medic Ivan Honzyk's most popular post on Instagram. (Photo courtesy of Ivan Honzyk via NBC News)
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Petition calls for release of gay Chechen man
Petition seeks freedom for Chechen man suspected of homosexuality
LGBTQ Russians flee to the West
One of many Taliban patrols in Kabul, Afghanistan, which seek out LGBTQ Afghans and other people who are out of favor with the regime. (Photo courtesy of EPA and The Guardian)
Rainbow Railroad seeks governments’ support in aiding LGBTQ refugees
Miss TIzzy (Photo courtesy of @MissTizy / Instagram)
The life of a Russian drag queen in the Putin era
Chechnya’s top homophobe urges anti-LGBT Arabs to fight in Ukraine
LGBTQ rights advocate protests in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2016.
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 5: Europe
Tally of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 68
Stop Homophobie founder tells of his 30 years of LGBT activism in the French-speaking world
LGBTQ rights advocate protests in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2016.
Putin signs law that intensifies repression of LGBTQ Russians
AIDS fighters at U.N. urge Russia to drop anti-‘gay propaganda’ law
Russia prepares to tighten its anti-‘gay propaganda’ law
TikTok runs afoul of Russia’s anti-‘gay propaganda’ law
Fellow homophobes: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov (left) shares a laugh with Russian President Vladimir Putin (File photo courtesy of The Telegraph)
Putin and Kadyrov: Two homophobes go after Ukraine
Police confront gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2017. (Olga Maltseva photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images)
Russian lawmakers propose doubling fines against so-called “LGBT propaganda”
Ukraine awaits Zelensky decision on same-sex marriage