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Estonia Legalizes Marriage Equality

Despite the vote, anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments remain in the Baltic country.

Mikhail Gorbachev, Former Soviet President, Is Dead at 91

(CNN) The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.

Former Soviet Nation Gives Same-Sex Couples More Rights

Estonia just became the first former Soviet nation to offer legal recognition to same-sex couples.

Putin Tightens Grip on Kremlin-Run News Agencies

After dissolving one of the nation's oldest state-run news agencies, Russian president Vladimir Putin appointed a well-known, violently homophobic news anchor to lead the new media group.

Growing Up Gay in the USSR (Video)

"I could tell from TV and movies and school discussions that I wasn't the only gay in the world."

S.F. May Rename Lech Walesa Street

The former Polish president's antigay remarks may cost him his place on the streets of San Francisco.

ABC’s James Longman on Russia Bringing Back the Iron Curtain

Reporting from Moscow, Longman sees ominous signs ahead, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Prison Labor Camp

The WNBA star's current whereabouts are unknown as the White House and her legal team work for her release.

WATCH: Straight Russians Called on to Reproduce

Russia encourages straight couples to go forth and multiply, even offering prizes for procreation.

Homophobe Scott Lively Will Be on Ballot for Mass. Governor

The antigay minister has submitted enough valid petition signatures to get him on the ballot as an independent.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church Leader Blamed Gays for COVID. Now He Has It

Patriarch Filaret is now hospitalized for the disease, which has killed 3,000 Ukrainians.

Editor's Letter: Thinking Back vs. Backward Thinking

Recent progress in marriage equality has been quick, but with starts and stops. And while a handful of states's officials balk at court rulings, they're being surpassed by the place they'd least expect.

Lyndon LaRouche, Politician Who Sought HIV Quarantine, Dead at 96

LaRouche, a frequent minor-party presidential candidate, managed to put quarantine initiatives on the ballot in California.

Putin Claims 'Gay Nazis' Behind Ukrainian Unrest

The Russian president takes a page out of a notorious antigay American evangelical's playbook and claims that gay people are the cause of the current conflict in Ukraine.

Kyrgyzstan Police Complicit in Violent Attack, Say LGBT Demonstrators

Police were no help when anti-LGBT nationalists attacked an LGBT group on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Kyrgyzstan's capital city.

Fla. Wedding Planner Can't and Won't Work with Lesbian Couple

'Due to my strong personal belief I do not feel comfortable planning a wedding for lesbian couples,' the planner wrote. She also told the couple she was already booked for their requested date.

11 Spirit Day Tweets from 11 Surprising Countries

It's no surprise that many in the Western world joined in last week's Spirit Day campaign against bullying. But did you know some Iranians also joined in?

Why Russia's Antigay Ways Didn't End With Communism

Russia may have adopted a few modern trappings, but this in-depth look examines how LGBT lives there have only gotten worse in the last several decades.

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Moldova Overturns Antigay Law, Seeks EU Admission

The former Soviet country has repealed its 'gay propaganda' law in an effort to gain admission into the European Union.