Duolingo faces investigation in Russia over LGBTQ+ content
Russia’s media watchdog scrutinized the language app for alleged ‘LGBT propaganda.’ Really.
February 14, 2024
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Court: Russian LGBT Teen Page's Admin Violated 'Propaganda' Ban
Journalist Lena Klimova has been fined 50,000 rubles for running an online resource for LGBT youth.
January 26, 2015
Op-ed: One Year After Sochi, the Silence Is Deafening
Was the global outrage at Russia's anti-LGBT propaganda law just a flash in the pan?
February 10, 2015
Op-ed: A Bittersweet Trip to My Family's Home Country
Even before Janet Quezada went back to her family's homeland to help other LGBT activists, she was met with protests that said LGBT rights are "neo-Imperialist" propaganda.
June 18, 2014
Russia Defends Antigay Law in Latest 'Assurance' to IOC
Russia's deputy prime minister issued a statement aimed at soothing fears about LGBT athletes being penalized during the 2014 Winter Olympics under Russia's ban on so-called LGBT propaganda.
August 22, 2013
Op-ed: Putin’s Anti-LGBT Law Turns One
It's been a year since Vladimir Putin signed the law banning LGBT 'propaganda,' and HRC has released a new report documenting ways it has become more dangerous in Russia.
June 30, 2014
Russia Outlaws LGBTQ+ Rights Activism and Labels Organizations 'Extremist'
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.
November 30, 2023
Yandex CEO Charged Under Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ+ “Propaganda” Laws
The company had earlier been fined for not restricting access to films like Brigit Jones’ Diary.
July 5, 2023
Russia's Highest Court Upholds Ban on 'Gay Propaganda'
The Constitutional Court of Russia says the LGBT propaganda law prevents the country from acting like other European countries that have 'deformed traditional values of family and marriage.'
September 28, 2014
Orthodox Christians Clash With Supporters of LGBT March in Moldova
Many pro-LGBT marchers were evacuated by police to prevent confrontations with Orthodox believers protesting "LGBT propaganda".
May 22, 2017
Will Russia Halt Elton John's Concerts This Friday?
Elton John heads to Russia to perform this weekend, but he may be in violation of the country's anti-LGBT propaganda law.
December 2, 2013
Madonna Takes on St. Petersburg in Concert Turned Rally
St. Petersburg had banned any pro-LGBT speech as "propaganda" -- but that didn't stop Madonna from turning her concert there into a rally for rights.
August 10, 2012
Vladimir Putin Launches Raids on Moscow LGBTQ+ Clubs After Court Ruling
Gay bars and a gay sauna were raided by police less than two days after the country’s supreme court declared the “international LGBT social movement” to be an “extremist” element.
December 2, 2023
Russia Will Allow Displays of Pride During World Cup Despite 'Gay Propaganda' Law
World Cup organizers promise LGBT soccer fans they'll be safe in the country where queer people have routinely been persecuted and arrested.
June 1, 2018
Russia's State Duma Approves Bill to Ban 'LGBT propaganda'
Those found to be spreading so-called "LGBT propaganda" could face a fine up to $6,600.
November 24, 2022
LGBT Social Network Doesn't Violate 'Gay Propaganda' Ban
A Russian judge ruled that the administrator of an LGBT support group on social networks did not violate the country's ban on 'gay propaganda' to minors.
February 21, 2014
Do Letters from LGBT Teens VIolate Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Ban?
The lawmaker who introduced St. Petersburg's ban on 'gay propaganda' filed a complaint against a journalist who hosts a social networking group that shares letters from LGBT teens.
January 31, 2014
Op-ed: Protecting All Kids
The law that criminalizes LGBT propaganda is intended to protect youth from provocative messages. But LGBT kids here need protecting, too.
February 10, 2014
Why Trump's Putin Fixation Is an LGBT Problem
The man Trump so admires oversaw a ban on LGBT "propaganda" and allowed the murder of gay men in Chechnya.
July 27, 2018
Russia Expert to Offer Political Commentary During Olympics
In NBC's Olympics coverage, journalist and historian David Remnick will likely touch on the situation of LGBT Russians under the nation's 'gay propaganda' law.
December 10, 2013
Olympic 'Mayor:' Gay Cartoons Could Harm Kids
The appointed mayor of Sochi's Olympic skiing village says the anti-LGBT propaganda law protects kids from seeing "a king love another king."
January 15, 2014