Russia
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6 March 2013Australia: Lord Mayor pushes Russian ambassador on ‘unacceptable’ anti-gay law 1 Melbourne City Council may fly a member of the St Petersburg gay community to Australia to discuss conditions for gay people in the Russian city, following the implementation of anti-gay laws in the city. -
4 March 2013Russia’s only lesbian glossy magazine goes on sale – but homophobes call it ‘filth’ 8 A magazine for lesbians has gone on sale in Russia, providing the only publication of its kind to the LGBT community there. -
26 February 2013Russian Foreign Minister: ‘Homosexual propaganda’ bill will protect the majority of Russians from pro-gay views 27 The Russian Foreign Minister has defended an anti-gay law which he says will protect the majority of Russians against "discrimination" from LGBT people promoting their values. -
22 February 2013Australia: Brother of anti-gay party leader urges Melbourne to cut ties with St Petersburg over homophobic law 2 LGBT activist Carl Katter, half-brother of anti-gay politician Bob Katter, has called on Melbourne to follow Venice and Milan by cutting ties with St Petersburg over homophobic laws. -
21 February 2013Russian Foreign Ministry to investigate US lesbian ex-wives who hid relationship to adopt child 8 The Russian Foreign Ministry says it will look into a custody case of a Russian child adopted by a US lesbian former couple who allegedly hid their marriage in order to adopt the child. -
20 February 2013Russian Foreign Ministry ‘seriously worried’ to learn of orphan adopted by lesbian 11 Russian officials have voiced concern over a boy adopted by an American lesbian couple, saying his situation is "morally dubious".
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13 February 2013Russia: Coach blames demise of Olympic wrestling on gay conspiracy 68 The coach of Olympic Russian wrestlers has claimed that the International Olympic Committee's decision to demote wrestling is because its leader has links to "sexual minorities". -
13 February 2013Analysis: Why Russia is defying the global trend towards LGBT equality 20 As several federal subjects of Russia start to approve legislation which prohibits so-called “homosexual propaganda”, PinkNews.co.uk examines what exactly is going on in one of the world’s most powerful countries.
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7 February 2013Russian appeals court supports decision to drop gay ‘propaganda’ case against Madonna 3 Appeals court officials in Russia have upheld a previous ruling rejecting a $10.5 million lawsuit filed against Madonna for allegedly promoting LGBT rights in the country. -
6 February 2013Russian foreign minister: UK and France’s equal marriage laws will make it harder to adopt Russian children 11 The UK and France’s plans for equal marriage means that it will be harder for British and French citizens to adopt children from Russia, a Russian Government minister has warned.
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5 February 2013Ombudsman: Russia will not allow ‘unconstitutional’ adoption to French gay couples 1 The Russian children's rights ombudsman has said that allowing French gay couples to adopt Russian orphans would be "unconstitutional". -
4 February 2013Amnesty: Russian anti-gay law will restrict the human rights of LGBT people 3 Amnesty International has spoken out against the Russian draft law which outlaws the “propaganda of homosexuality among minors”, saying that it restricts the human rights of LGBT people. -
1 February 2013United Nations experts call on Russia to drop anti-gay bill 6 A group of experts from the United Nations have urged Russia to drop its draft law forbidding "homosexual propaganda", and have said that it would undermine the human rights of LGBT people in the country. -
30 January 2013European Union High Representative pushes Russia to drop anti-gay law 12 The High Representative for the European Union has condemned a Russian draft law, which woud make the "promotion" of homosexuality illegal, and urged the country to "protect" the rights of gay people. -
30 January 2013Venice breaks cultural ties with St Petersburg over anti-gay law 7 The Italian city of Venice has broken its cultural partnership with Russian city, St Petersburg, over an anti-gay law which was brought in a year ago. -
25 January 2013Russian national anti-gay law passes first reading 25 On Friday, the Russian State Duma adopted the first reading of a homophobic censorship bill which would impose federal sanctions for the promotion of "gay propaganda".
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25 January 2013Russian anti-gay bill goes to vote as activists clash and international groups protest 2 An anti-"homosexual propaganda" bill is going to an initial vote today in the State Duma. -
24 January 2013Russia: Kaliningrad region approves anti-gay bill 9 A bill forbidding "homosexual propaganda" has passed in the Kaliningrad outpost of Russia, similar to those passed in other areas of the country, which proposals suggested should be made national laws. -
24 January 2013Russian Military searches for ‘penis face’ tattoos on soliders’ genitals and buttocks to indicate they’re gay 24 Russian military officers have been told they should check the genitals of new recruits for tattoos that could indicate they are gay. -
22 January 2013Russia: Initial hearing of anti-gay bill postponed a second time 3 A proposed homophobic censorship bill in Russia that was due to enter its initial hearing has been postponed for a second time.
