Police raid ‘My Little Pony’ gathering and a gay night at a local club in Russia
Police reportedly arrested nine of the “most feminine-looking” men at the gay night raid.
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
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Police arrest Russian nightclub employees over drag show
Performers were stripped half-naked and forced to lie on the ground with patrons during the raid, which was caught on video.
MARCH 21, 2024
WATCH: Report Finds Russian Police Ignore Antigay Violence
Complete with a video exposing the unbearable violence and harassment LGBT Russians endure, an 85-page report reveals more than a year of suffering under a nationwide ban on so-called gay propaganda.
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DECEMBER 17, 2014
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
Russian Activist Murdered After Being Named on 'Gay-Hunting' Site
Yelena Grigoryeva, who died after being stabbed and strangled, had been listed on a site urging users to hunt down and attack LGBTQ activists.
JULY 23, 2019
Activist Charged With Violating Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Law
After staging a one-man protest, Dmitry Isakov could become the first person convicted of violating Russia's 'gay propaganda' law.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Russian Police Detain 25 LGBTQ Activists in St. Petersburg
After a request to hold a parade was denied, demonstrators held a protest.
AUGUST 4, 2018
WATCH: Russian Police Arrest Activists at Moscow Pride
Russian police and right-wing zealots clashed violently with LGBT-rights protestors outside the nation's capitol.
MAY 26, 2013
WATCH: Former Russian Paratroopers Attack Gay Activist
A group of ex-servicemen ganged up on a lone gay activist in St. Petersburg today, before being detained by Russian riot police.
AUGUST 2, 2013
WATCH: Russian Cops Detain LGBT, Not Antigay Protestors
In two demonstrations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, LGBT activists were arrested for violating Russia's ban on so-called gay propaganda. Meanwhile, antigay demonstrators picketing in Sochi were ignored by police.
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Antigay Russian Neo-Nazi Arrested in Cuba
Homophobic, violent neo-Nazi Maxim Martsinkevich was arrested in Cuba over the weekend and will be extradited to Russia to face charges of extremism.
JANUARY 21, 2014
This Is How Terrifying Being an LGBT Russian Has Become
A trio of young Russians took to the streets to show their support for LGBT equality this weekend. They were met by 100 violent homophobes.
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Russian police raid clubs in crackdown on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda,' make arrests
About a dozen people were arrested and convicted of "petty hooliganism."
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Russian Police Raid Pussy Riot Music Video Shoot for 'Gay Propaganda'
The activist group says authorities attempted to shut down its latest production.
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Activists Arrested in Moscow for Delivering Chechnya LGBT Petition
Russian police have detained five activists, who were bringing thousands of signatures from their Change.org Chechnya petition to the Prosecutor General's Office in Moscow.
MAY 11, 2017
Police Detain LGBT Activists in St. Petersburg
The activist's signs were torn by Russian paratroopers, who had gathered in the city to celebrate a military holiday.
AUGUST 2, 2015
