De facto Prime Minister Sergey Aksyonov of Crimea takes Russian anti-gay propaganda law to new extremes

Stating that Crimea “does not need [gay] people,” the newly installed government of the illegally established breakaway region of Ukraine, has alarmed Russian LGBT activists and sent shockwaves through the region. Speaking to a public crowd  Tuesday, Sergey Aksyonov, the de facto Prime Minister, added that, “If activists try to demonstrate in the region our…

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Putin’s anti-LGBT law turns one

WASHINGTON — In advance of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s notorious anti-LGBT law, today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation released a new report highlighting deeply disturbing trends of harassment, investigations, arrests, and acts of violence against LGBT Russians that have followed in its wake. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the internationally condemned and draconian anti-LGBT…

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Side by Side International LGBT Film Festival marks third year for Moscow hosts (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/7nyt24ifM6w Despite an increase in violence and a spike in Russian distaste for all things LGBT, Side by Side, the Russian-based international LGBT film festival is moving ahead with plans to run gay-themed screenings in Moscow for the third time in as many years. The festival, which has already played to appreciative crowds in St….

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HRC Foundation releases detailed report on Scott Lively’s anti-LGBT past

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released a detailed report of Scott Lively’s anti-LGBT record – particularly his record of exporting hate overseas. According to the well documented report, Lively describes being gay as a “personality disorder” and his struggle against equality as “a war” in which only one side can prevail, but…

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HRC video exposes American extremists advocating abroad for anti-LGBT persecution (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a new web video highlighting the role that American extremists have played in the passage of Russia’s draconian anti-LGBT laws. The video details how more than a dozen Americans, including National Organization for Marriage (NOM) President Brian Brown have traveled to Russia in the last year…

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Moscow-born pop star celebrates LGBT community with new music video (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/xoEW9aTbFoc NEW YORK,  — The whole world is watching Russia. As the Sochi Olympics approach the halfway mark, a new law from Moscow bans international adoptions by gay couples as well as single people from nations that allow same-sex marriage — just in case these singles are gay. Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda law” also has stirred…

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Chris Kluwe assays the International Olympic Committee for anti-gay hypocrisy in scathing commentary

Chris Kluwe, the highly respected former punter for the Minnesota Vikings and outspoken supporter of LGBT rights, has penned a scathing editorial for Britain’s The Guardian.  In the widely read piece, Kluwe goes to great lengths to underscore how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to dethrone any athlete who speaks out against Russia’s anti-gay…

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