Russia

Europe

Russia president Vladimir Putin, who has led a crackdown on LGBTQ+ people and so-called 'foreign agents', wears a suit and tie as he speaks to people off camera

Russia adds LGBTQ+ human rights group to controversial list

May 07
3 min read

World

LGBTQ+ couple Gela Gogishvili and Haoyang Xu hold each other in a graphic with a rainbow LGBTQ+ Pride flag, barbed wire and the flag of Russia in the background

YouTuber arrested for ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ in Russia warns Putin’s tactics are working

Apr 28
6 min read

Haoyang Xu and Gela Gogishvili pose side-by-side after Haoyang was detained by authorities in Russia for allegedly violating the country's 'LGBTQ+ propaganda' ban

World

Student held for weeks after Russian ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ arrest released and reunited with boyfriend

Apr 25
1 min read

Russia based LGBTQ+ couple Gela and Haoyang hold each other as they pose outside

World

Student arrested under Russian ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law ‘kept in inhumane conditions’

Apr 25
7 min read

Law

Russian ballet about life of Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev dropped due to ‘gay propaganda’ law

Apr 21
1 min read

RuPaul with Drag Race exec producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato

Culture

Drag Race producer hopes to one day see show in Uganda, Russia and Iran: ‘I believe it will happen’

Apr 10
3 min read

Europe

Russia arrests LGBTQ+ YouTubers on ‘gay propaganda’ charges

Apr 06
2 min read

Flowers laid next to Khina Zakharova's photograph

Europe

Trans woman who fled Russia dies by suicide in Dutch refugee camp

Mar 15
2 min read

News

An agent in a black puffa coat confronting Idris

Chechen refugee ‘forcibly disappeared’ in Russia after being detained over his sexuality

Feb 27
2 min read

World

An agent in a black puffa coat confronting Idris

Gay Chechen refugee arrested in Russia after returning for father’s funeral faces ‘mortal danger’

Feb 17
1 min read

The US ambassador for Ukraine

News

Ukraine ambassador makes historic stand with ‘inseparable’ LGBTQ+ community and brave queer soldiers

Feb 04
2 min read

Daria Kasatkina of Russia in action against Varvara Gracheva of Russia in her first round match on Day 3 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 18, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia.

Sport

Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina may never be able to return home after coming out as gay

Jan 19
2 min read

Several protestors march down a street, as a member of the public holds up a picture of Vladimir Putin, edited so that he is wearing makeup.

Activism

Queer Russian activists won’t give up their fight: ‘We’ll keep making LGBTQ+ propaganda’

Jan 05
3 min read

Cherelle and Brittney Griner

US

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle shares moment couple were reunited: ‘I couldn’t let her go’

Dec 29 2022
3 min read

People hold up rainbow LGBTQ+ Pride flags and a sign reading 'stop hate' during a protest in Russia

World

Any website with ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ can now be banned in Russia under hate-fuelled new law

Dec 28 2022
2 min read

A graphic composed of images of WNBA star Brittney Griner and US marine Paul Whelan, both of whom were detained in Russia

US

Brittney Griner urges people to show support for a second American jailed in Russia

Dec 27 2022
3 min read

News

US military plane ‘painted a penis’ in sky near a Russian airbase

Dec 18 2022
1 min read

Brittney Griner wears a white jersey as she holds up a white and orange basketball as she shoots it towards a hoop. Her hair is styled in locks and she has tattoos on her arms

US

Brittney Griner thanks Biden and vows to return to basketball after being freed from Russian jail

Dec 17 2022
2 min read

Brittney Griner smiles as she stands behind while bars while attending a Russian court hearing

US

Brittney Griner’s friends and teammates hail basketballer’s release a ‘miracle’

Dec 08 2022
3 min read

A person wearing green over-head earphones plays on a desktop computer, with the monitor containing a crossed-out LGBT symbol.

Gaming

Russia considering ban on video games under chilling ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law

Dec 08 2022
2 min read

Brittney Griner

Americas

US basketball star Brittney Griner finally freed and ‘on a plane home’ after months in Russian jail

Dec 08 2022
2 min read

Vladimir Putin stares at someone off camera while sitting in front of a Russian flag after signing an extended LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' bill into law

World

Russian libraries start pulling LGBTQ+ books from shelves as Putin signs ‘propaganda’ law

Dec 06 2022
1 min read

Law

Russia’s upper house of parliament passes LGBTQ+ propaganda law

Nov 30 2022
2 min read

Oleg Stepanov speaking over webcam in front of a draped Russian flag and a doorway

Politics

Canada summons Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov to explain ‘hateful’ anti-LGBTQ+ tweets

Nov 28 2022
2 min read

Yulia Tsvetkova wears a black outfit after a Russian court upheld her acquittal on pornography charges

World

‘It’s easier to die than live in Russia’: Queer artist flees Putin’s LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ crackdown

Nov 28 2022
2 min read

An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin during a conference.

Law

Russia approves terrifying all-ages ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ ban

Nov 24 2022
2 min read

A Ukraine soldier

Europe

Gay Ukraine soldier marrying woman so she can ‘retrieve his body’ if he dies

Nov 11 2022
2 min read

Basketball star Brittney Griner is shown handcuffed against a sepia-toned background with Russian guards behind her

US

Jailed basketball star Brittney Griner transferred to remote Russian penal colony

Nov 09 2022
2 min read