Topic: Russia
Russian gays denounce closure of Moscow's oldest gay clubRussian gay rights activists are denouncing the planned closure of Moscow's oldest gay club.The city has ordered the club shut down by Nov. 15 for reasons of immorality.Nikolai Alexeyev, the leader of Russia's gay ...
The article reports on the condition of global gay rights. "It's still relative, but ten years ago, outside South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, there were no groups anywhere in Africa," he said. In South Africa, Nigeria and Jamaica, for instance, much ...
The article presents an interview with Peter Tatchell, an Australian-born, Britain-based campaigner best known for his stance in favor of gay rights. Discussed are the methods Tatchell uses to achieve social and cultural change. He is still suffering from head injuries sustained ...
Moscow court rules against lesbian couple seeking Russia's first gay marriageA Moscow court on Tuesday ruled against two lesbians seeking to become Russia's first legally married gay couple.Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko said the Tverskoi District Court upheld a decision by the ...
A Russian court on Friday dismissed a long-shot libel suit filed by gay activists against Moscow's veteran mayor in a ruling that they described as a blow to human dignity in Russia.The suit had been filed after Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, speaking ...
Debate about gay marriage sparks angry exchange inside Moscow court, big smooch outsideThe debate over whether to allow a lesbian couple to marry in Russia sparked an angry exchange inside a Moscow courtroom Wednesday, while outside the women locked lips to protest ...
Russian media is reporting that two men were arrested during a raid on a Moscow gay bar Friday Russian media is reporting that two men were arrested during a raid on a Moscow gay bar Friday. An assortment of police, drug agents, ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gay rights activists in Moscow plan to ignore a ban and rally in favor of same-sex marriages when U.S. President Barack Obama visits next week, one of their leaders said Monday.In a statement, Nikolai Alexeyev said the Moscow authorities ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gay rights activists in Moscow plan to take the city's rampantly homophobic mayor to court for insulting their dignity during an interview in which he said " queers" undermined a morally healthy society.A Moscow court rejected a previous case ...
Gays and lesbians raised a global rallying cry Sunday to end discrimination in a world where some countries punish homosexual acts with death, as they marked an international day against homophobia.The European Union spoke out in defence of fundamental freedoms based on ...
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