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2026 Rainbow Map

Europe
May 12

Best and worst countries to be LGBTQ+ in Europe in 2026 revealed

homosexuality in animals

Animals
Feb 09

Russian book ‘censored’ as it didn’t show ‘disgust’ over homosexuality in animals

Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams embrace in a shower in Heated Rivalry.

TV
Jan 12

Heated Rivalry is so popular Russians are breaking the law to watch it

An image of Subboy cafe in Russia with overlaid text

Fun
Jul 21 2025

Name of Russian sandwich shop sparks hilarity online: ‘I had a sub boy for lunch’

World
Feb 19 2025

Russia ‘creating database of LGBTQ+ citizens’, new report claims

News
Jul 31

Russian femboy politician gets 10-day sentence for wearing ‘extremist’ rainbow shirt

World
Mar 12 2025

Amnesty International urges release of trans man held in ‘degrading’ conditions in Russia

Two men kiss during Kyiv Pride, 2019. (Photo by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Opinion
Feb 24 2025

‘Ukraine could become one of Europe’s most LGBTQ+-friendly countries – if it defeats Russia’

News
May 26

Russian boy, 13, charged under ‘LGBT propaganda’ law over video with ‘extremist’ symbol

Asia
Jan 05

Kazakhstan signs Russian-style anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda bill into law

Muscular marine

US
May 14 2025

Gay porn star ‘photoshopped into Russian uniform’ on war memorial

Queen I Want To Break Free

Europe
Feb 03

Russian man prosecuted for sharing ‘LGBT Propaganda’ pic of Queen in drag

A participant holds a banner with the inscription 'Stop propaganda of violence' during the Gay Pride demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia

US
Jul 08 2025

Why are LGBTQ+ people being told to ‘go to Dagestan’?

Music
Jun 23

Roisin Murphy faces backlash as she says ‘trans activists’ not welcome at her gigs

A participant holds a banner with the inscription 'Stop propaganda of violence' during the Gay Pride demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia

Europe
Sep 25 2024

Russia’s parliament backs adoption ban on countries that permit gender transition

Exclusive
Sep 05 2025

Despite war, Pride persists in Kharkiv: ‘We stay here and continue our work’

News
Dec 30 2024

Man accused of running an LGBTQ+ travel agency dies in Russian police custody

News
Jan 09 2025

Russian man fined for joking that he started the LGBTQ+ rights movement

Putin on a rainbow banner

World
Dec 04 2024

Moscow clubgoers found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ after LGBTQ+ bar raids

A person holds a Ukrainian flag in a protest against war.

World
Oct 02 2024

Russia forcing Chechen gay men to fight in Ukraine, LGBTQ+ group claims