Tag Archives: Saint Petersburg

Russia, India, Jamaica, Africa: Many attacks, some progress

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

News items in this recap mostly were excerpted with slight modifications from two published round-ups of the world’s LGBTI-related news– UNAIDS’s Equal Eyes and ILGA’s LGBulleTIn. Physical attacks and arrests Police arrested about 20 activists supporting the LGBTI community during … Continue reading →

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How Russian homophobia has changed St. Petersburg

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

The Los Angeles Times reports: Activists turn tolerant St. Petersburg into homophobic city By Mansur Mirovalev Timur Bulatov calls himself a “homophobic wolf,” and last summer he found his prey. Dr. Dmitry Isaev led a commission of psychiatrists in St. … Continue reading →

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Russian LGBTI supporters march — with help from police

Posted on May 3, 2015 by

Despite its reputation for anti-gay fervor, Russia is home to many supporters of LGBTI people and many advocates for LGBTI people’s human rights. Hundreds of them marched through St. Petersburg on May 1, as Queer Russia reported:   Rainbow May … Continue reading →

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Golden Enemas mock Russian homophobes

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

This month in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Straight Alliance for LGBT Equality presented its booby-prize Golden Enema awards for outrageously anti-gay statements and action. Winners included two homophobic American preachers — Scott Lively and James David Manning — along with … Continue reading →

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Russian QueerFest: Success despite attacks, threats

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

The organizers of QueerFest in St. Petersburg, Russia, say the 10-day event was a success, despite interference and threats of violence from police and anti-gay extremists. This is their account: Saturday, September 27, Russian “QueerFest” closed with a discussion on … Continue reading →

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Court ruling: Russian LGBT group is ‘foreign agent’

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

A court in St. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday ruled that the Russian LGBT rights group Coming Out is a “foreign agent,” a category that limits its ability to communicate with Russian citizens and subjects it to extra government scrutiny. Coming Out … Continue reading →

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Anti-gay Russian lawmaker backs Ukraine rebels

Posted on June 3, 2014 by

Outspoken anti-gay Russian legislator Vitaly Milonov has accepted a role as  a representative of the breakaway self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reports. Milonov has previously: Threatened the arrest of gay athletes and tourists at the recent … Continue reading →

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