Vladimir Putin

Clubgoers detained by Russian security forces (Photo courtesy of LGBTQ Nation)
Russia is creating a database of LGBTQ+ citizens, report says
Andrei Kotov in custody in Moscow (Photo courtesy of X @Mediazzzona via The Advocate)
Russian man accused of ‘LGBT extremism’ dies in custody
Protesters in Red Square, Moscow, in 2013 carry a banner declaring "Homophobia is the religion of bullies". (Evgeny Feldman photo courtesy of AP)
LGBTQ+ Russians live in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say
LGBTQ rights demonstration in Moscow. (Dmitri Lovetsky photo courtesy of AP/Tass/Moscow Times)
Russia outlaws gender-affirming procedures
LGBTQ Russians flee to the West
Chechnya’s top homophobe urges anti-LGBT Arabs to fight in Ukraine
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
Russia prepares to tighten its 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
Chechnya’s homophobic strongman claims he’s fighting against Ukraine
Russian LGBT activist targeted online, then stabbed to death
In European human rights court, LGBT groups win, Russia loses
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
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
Chechnya's anti-gay crackdown resumes, activist says