Category: Russia & FSU
Gay News from Russia and Former Soviet Union
HIV Wave Feared in FSU Central Asia
Healthcare systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia remain woefully unable to cope with HIV/AIDS as the region’s raging epidemic – the fastest growing in the world – takes on…
Over 60 Detained at LGBT Rally in Russia’s St.Petersburg
Sixty-seven people were detained at a gay pride gathering in St. Petersburg on Saturday as gay rights supporters clashed with anti-gay campaigners, a local police spokesman has said. The rally…
Hollywood Star Paid for Russian Gay Funeral
Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton was behind a large donation that helped cover the funeral costs of Russian gay rights activist Alexei Davydov, who was buried in Moscow Monday, according…
Armenia Withdraws Anti-Gay Law
Armenian police on Thursday withdrew a proposal that would have banned any public promotion of “non-traditional sexual relationships” in the country, similar to anti-gay laws in Russia. The proposed amendments…
Putin Signs Draconian Anti-Gay Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law yesterday one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on the planet. The new law, coming only seven months before Russia is to host…
Despite Threat of Fine from Eurocrats, Moscow Government Prohibits ‘Gay Pride’
The Moscow city government has declined to issue a permit for a “gay pride” parade for the seventh year in a row, defying a European Court of Human Rights ruling…
Arrests for Violation of St. Petersburg Anti-Gay Law
For the first time, police in St. Petersburg, Russia, have made arrests on the strength of a new law banning the dissemination of information on homo-, bi- and transsexuality. Two…
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…
