Reuters-U.S., Posted: 6/8/2010, 9:03 AM QUICK LOOK:
A United Nations committee that decides which nongovernmental organizations can be accredited to the world body moved on Thursday to keep out the International Gay and... (MORE)
ABC News, Posted: 1/26/2010, 12:19 PM QUICK LOOK:
Moscow's openly homophobic mayor has once again pledged to prevent his city from holding gay pride parades, calling homosexuality a "social plague." For several... (MORE)
Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 2/2/2009, 1:54 PM QUICK LOOK:
Police in Moscow have been forced into action after a news magazine published an interview with a man who boasted about beating up a gay German MP in the city in May... (MORE)
New York Times, Posted: 12/23/2008, 1:17 AM QUICK LOOK:
An unprecedented declaration seeking to decriminalize homosexuality won the support of 66 countries in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, but opponents... (MORE)
The Advocate, Posted: 12/6/2008, 1:57 PM QUICK LOOK:
Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov has banned "the propoganda of sexual minorities' opinions" because, he says, gays spread HIV/AIDS. "Some home-grown democrats consider that... (MORE)
Moscow Times, Posted: 10/19/2008, 8:17 AM QUICK LOOK:
At home, Vladimir Putin is seen as macho. In Italy, a gay celebrity is calling him the sexiest man in the world. Alfonso Signorini, a Canale 5 TV show host and the editor... (MORE)
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 6/1/2008, 10:35 AM QUICK LOOK:
Gay rights activists held small, scattered protests in Moscow today, flouting repeated refusals from city authorities for permission to hold parades or demonstrations... (MORE)
Gay.com, Posted: 5/24/2008, 3:35 PM QUICK LOOK:
Russia has repealed its six-year ban on gay blood donors after a tumultuous battle between gay activist groups and the Russian Minister of Health and Social Development... (MORE)
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 4/23/2008, 6:46 PM QUICK LOOK:
The Moscow mayor's office said on Wednesday it would not allow gay pride marches -- previously broken up by ultra-nationalists -- to take place on this year's May Day... (MORE)
St. Petersburg Times, Posted: 3/14/2008, 11:55 AM QUICK LOOK:
Protestant groups this week urged Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to shut down the cartoon channel 2x2 for broadcasting shows they claim promote homosexuality and religious... (MORE)
Pravda, Posted: 2/19/2008, 10:45 PM QUICK LOOK:
Organizers of the Moscow gay pride parade sent their second complaint against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights last week, claiming the compensation of one... (MORE)
LifeSite.net (anti-gay), Posted: 1/14/2008, 3:32 PM QUICK LOOK:
(*WARNING: anti-gay source*): Metropolitan Kirill, head of External Church Relations for the Russian Orthodox Church, has made a strong statement condemning societal... (MORE)
365gay.com, Posted: 1/11/2008, 7:07 PM QUICK LOOK:
A Moscow judge today acquitted 13 gay activists arrested last month for staging a protest outside a polling station during national elections. The group was demonstrating... (MORE)
Gay Magazine (Chile), Posted: 12/20/2007, 12:17 PM QUICK LOOK:
Charlie, the gay doll, was created by sculptor Fernando Carpaneda in New York, inspired by both gay icons and notorious homophobes. The doll’s body was based on the Russian... (MORE)
Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 12/3/2007, 5:11 PM QUICK LOOK:
Two gay activists were arrested yesterday at a polling station in Russia for attempting to conduct an "illegal gathering." The group was there to protest against homophobic... (MORE)
Agence France Presse (AFP), Posted: 11/21/2007, 8:06 PM QUICK LOOK:
The director of Russia's Tretyakov Gallery said today he is suing the
culture minister over his remarks attacking an exhibit that featured a
photo of two policemen... (MORE)
International Herald Tribune, Posted: 10/2/2007, 3:26 PM QUICK LOOK:
Russia's senior religious leader assailed homosexuality as a sin and an illness today and urged Europe to rediscover its Christian values. Speaking to the Parliamentary... (MORE)
Russia Today, Posted: 9/15/2007, 8:30 PM QUICK LOOK:
Seven protesters have been detained in Moscow for holding a demonstration against a law which prohibits homosexual men from giving blood. A doctor at Russia's health... (MORE)
Gay Russia, Posted: 9/11/2007, 2:37 PM QUICK LOOK:
The principal organizer of Moscow Gay Pride was interviewed recently by Moscow Police Central Investigations Department about the alleged slander under Article 129.2... (MORE)
Times of London, Posted: 9/9/2007, 3:10 PM QUICK LOOK:
When ballet legend Nureyev met Teja Kremke, their relationship would lead to his defection from the Soviet Union. Teja was a 17-year-old East German boy with an erotic... (MORE)
Daily Mirror (U.K.), Posted: 8/22/2007, 6:51 PM QUICK LOOK:
When Vladimir Putin stripped down to the waist for the cameras, his muscled torso made headlines around the world. And one week on, the ripples are still being felt in... (MORE)
New York Blade, Posted: 8/13/2007, 3:36 PM QUICK LOOK:
Like many gays across the globe, Brendan Fay would sit at his computer daily and read grim news about suffering and inequality, tales of blood in the streets, of discrimination,... (MORE)
Washington Post, Posted: 8/11/2007, 8:45 PM QUICK LOOK:
With a small gay rights movement taking shape in Russia amid a more
frank pop culture, gays are struggling with different questions. Should
they openly confront what... (MORE)
168 Hours (Armenia), Posted: 8/9/2007, 4:28 PM QUICK LOOK:
Harut and Misha got married last month in the Armenian city of Echmiadzin. In case you dont know, those are both men's names. Harut and Misha are gay. Of course, it was... (MORE)
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 8/9/2007, 12:28 PM QUICK LOOK:
A spokesman for the Orthodox Church said yesterday that Russia's schools should teach religious principles and moral values, and accused some of Russia's leading scientists... (MORE)