LGBTQ rights in Russia - Wikipedia
WEBLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Russia face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. [6] [7] Although sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex is legal, [1] homosexuality is disapproved of by most of the population and pro-LGBT advocacy groups are deemed "extremist" and banned.It is illegal for individuals to "promote homosexuality" and ...
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new …
WEBApr 8, 2024 · Just over three decades after Russia decriminalised homosexuality in 1993, three people have been arrested and charged under the country’s harsh new anti-LGBT laws and could face ten years in...
30 years of LGBTQ+ history in Russia: from decriminalisation in …
WEBJan 10, 2024 · The Russian supreme court’s recent judgment that the international LGBTQ+ community is an “extremist” movement represents a hybrid recriminalisation of homosexuality 30 years after the ban was...
Putin signs expanded anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia, in latest ... - CNN
WEBDec 5, 2022 · Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill that expands a ban on so-called LGBTQ “propaganda” in Russia, making it illegal for anyone to promote same-sex relationships...
Russia: First Convictions Under LGBT ‘Extremist’ Ruling
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · (Berlin) – Russian courts have issued the first known extremism convictions arising from the 2023 Supreme Court ruling designating the “international LGBT movement” as extremist, Human Rights...
Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a ...
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative...
Russian court bans 'LGBT movement' - BBC
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Russia's Supreme Court has declared what it calls "the international LGBT public movement" an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country. The ruling was prompted by a...
'We're not hiding': Gay and lesbian Russians say a cultural shift is ...
WEBJun 21, 2021 · In 2013, Russia passed a law that bans distributing information on LGBTQ issues and relationships to minors. Known as the “ gay propaganda law,” the legislation states that any act or...
Russia makes first convictions for ‘LGBT extremism’ following ban
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Two Russian courts have meted out the first convictions in connection with what the government calls the “international LGBT social movement” and which was designated as extremist last year.
Russian Activists Scored an Important LGBTQ Rights Victory - TIME
WEBDec 2, 2020 · According to a 2019 report by the Russian LGBT Network, 12% of LGBT people surveyed reported being subject to physical attacks, and 56%, psychological abuse. LGBTQ activists have been arrested,...