Russian parliament seeks to ban ‘childfree propaganda’ and adoption by foreign trans families in latest moves
The two bills are the latest in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
November 12, 2024
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The two bills are the latest in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
The judge handed down a harsh sentence for Alexandra Skochilenko, who switched out price tags with antiwar messages in a supermarket protest last year.
The country currently bans the "promotion of non-traditional sexual relations" to minors; legislators want to extend that to include adults.
The proposal toughens the 2013 law against so-called "gay propaganda."
The proposal will be discussed by legislators this fall.
The company had earlier been fined for not restricting access to films like Brigit Jones’ Diary.
The Republican Georgia congresswoman claims, among other things, that gun control laws are a way to keep conservatives from fighting "the trans agenda."
Russia’s media watchdog scrutinized the language app for alleged ‘LGBT propaganda.’ Really.
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.
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.
State media reports the popular language learning app and ally self-censored after a complaint from Siberia.
The law extends the current ban to prohibit sharing LGBTQ-related information with adults as well.
The purge of films, including Brokeback Mountain, began last year.
One man says he is "scared" for his boyfriend who remains in jail.
The Russian president made the remark in a speech defending what he called the "spiritual values and historical traditions" of his country.
The move is a further escalation of attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in Russia under President Vladimir Putin.
Kasatkina not only came out as queer, but she's also been a vocal critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"Our enemy really holds the propaganda of sodomy as the core of its influence," a prominent Russian businessman told lawmakers Monday.
Despite what some of the people associated with Gays Against Groomers claim, the group is a political outfit of right-wing operatives and not a grassroots organization.
Survivors are speaking out about their horrifying ordeals.
Will Putin use a kangaroo court ruling to institute a crackdown and mass arrests?