Archive for February, 2012

Cradle of Russian Culture Bans Gay Propaganda

Cradle of Russian Culture Bans Gay Propaganda

Lawmakers in Russia's second largest city, St Petersburg, passed a bill on Wednesday imposing fines for spreading gay "propaganda" among minors, a law critics said could be used to clamp down on the homosexual community. The municipal legislation was backed by local deputies of the pro-Kremlin Unite

02.29.2012 | Russia & FSU |

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Ukrainian Artists Gay Oddity with Tradition Displayed in Cincinnati

Ukrainian Artists Gay Oddity with Tradition Displayed in Cincinnati

A legacy of icon and miniature painting from Eastern Europe makes a great migration to the Phyllis Weston Gallery in O’Bryonville. Painters David Miretsky and Svetlana Derenshuk perplex and dazzle with quirky scenes of domestic life in Uniquely Ukraine, on display through March 31. In 1975 Da

02.28.2012 | Top Stories |

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Mr.Ukraine of Hungarian Origine Banned for Porn Past

Mr.Ukraine of Hungarian Origine Banned for Porn Past

Gergo Szabo was one of Hungary's top-ranked freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers in the 66kg (130 pounds) weight class. He competed most recently in the United States at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships held at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Szabo was defeated in a 9-5 match by U.S. wre

02.14.2012 | Lifestyle, Ukrainian Diaspora |

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Gay church in Ukraine prays for tolerance

Gay church in Ukraine prays for tolerance

On a recent afternoon at a small house in the outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, five men and a priest gathered in front of a makeshift altar draped with a rainbow flag. Amid the smell of incense, the service began with a prayer about St. Cornelius. Then the priest, Roman Zuyev, handed out

02.12.2012 | Top Stories, Ukraine |

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