Russia

Russian Pride: Part of the celebration of QueerFest 2018 is the publication of the "Everyone Has a Body" collection of eight personal stories by LGBT people.
Russian Pride: QueerFest celebrates 10th year — peacefully
Gay Games 2: Russian lesbian dancers are locked away
Maxim Neverov, Russian teenager convicted of "gay propaganda." (Photo courtesy of the Russian LGBT Nework)
‘Gays or Putin’: Russia convicts teen of ‘gay propaganda’
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Attempted abduction of gay Chechen refugee in St. Petersburg
Image of rainbow-colored ball is courtesy of Coming Out
When gay-bashing hits World Cup fans, here’s who to call
Anti-gay attacker kicks LGBTI rights protester in Voronezh, southwest Russia, on Jan. 20. (Photo courtesy of Article20.org)
World Cup scandal: Shame on Russian for anti-gay violence
Young participant at Coming Out's rally for LGBT* rights holds a sign that states "Let's Live in Peace." (Photo courtesy of Coming Out)
Russia: 150 attend LGBT rally despite hurdles and bans
Colors of the Transgender Legal Defense Project banner. (Image courtesy of the Transgender Legal Defense Project)
Trans activists welcome new Russian gender rules
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$5,500 per rescue from Chechnya, and more is needed
Teriberka scene (Sergei Yermokhin via TASS and The Moscow Times)
Russians block Arctic pride; winds could reach 18 mph
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov denied the mass arrests of gay citizens, saying that "such people do not exist." (Photo courtesy of ABC News)
Europe demands probe of mass arrests in Chechnya
Two musical groups played on Sept. 23 at the closing ceremony of QueerFest -- "Ängie" from Sweden and "Parks, Squares & Alleys" from Russia. (Alba Photography photo courtesy of QueerFest)
Russia’s mixed 2017 record on LGBT rights
The display of a rainbow flag at a September concert in Cairo triggered a new round of anti-LGBT arrests in Egypt's ongoing crackdown on LGBT people and many others who are targets of the Abdel Fattah el-Sisi regime. (Photo courtesy of Rainbow Egypt via Facebook)
Revisiting horrors of 2017 in hopes of ending them
Model of the HIV virus
Homophobia helps HIV in Russia and Malaysia
Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister (Photo by Kai Mork via Wikimedia Commons)
Anti-LGBT forces wield 'traditional values' as a weapon
Maxim Lapunov addresses Moscow press conference (Photo courtesy of Novaya Gazeta)
Eyewitness describes horrors of anti-LGBT Chechen purge