Veteran LGBT+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested during a one-man protest against Russia’s mistreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, as the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Moscow. Tatchell was reportedly holding a banner supporting gay men who have been violently targeted in a purge in Chechnya while standing […]
Activists in Russia attempting to deliver a petition calling for an investigation into human rights abuses in The Chechen Republic were detained by authorities who deemed the delivery of the petition an “unauthorised protest”. The five Russian activists were attempting to deliver the petition with over two million signatures to the Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow […]
Singer Hovi Star, who will represent Israel in this year’s Eurovision content, has reportedly suffered a homophobic attack while visiting Russia. The singer told Maltese television that when he passed through Moscow airport passport control officers ripped up his passport. “Maybe people in Moscow have a rough time with people like me, maybe because I’m […]
How much of a difference is there between the United Kingdom and Russia when it comes to homophobia in the street? Two separate experiments where guys have walked through town holding hands hands been conducted in the UK town of Luton and central Moscow. Two hosts of BBC Counties Radio were shocked back in January […]
Central Station, Moscow’s largest gay bar closed in March after a number of anti-gay attacks against the establishment had gone uninvestigated by the Russian police. However, the club is now set to reopen in a new location. The club announced it would be shutting its doors permanently after a number of incidents including harmful gas […]
Central Station, Moscow’s largest gay club, is reportedly closing down after a number of antigay attacks and a decision from the Moscow Arbitration Court to order the owners of the club to end their lease of the building. There have been three documented attacks on Central Station within the past six months. Two men fired […]
Gas Attack on Gay Nightclub A gay nightclub in Moscow was attacked with gas on Saturday November 23. It’s the fourth attack on the club since the country introduced it’s law against gay propaganda earlier this year. It’s been reported that Central Station club in the nation’s capital was attacked with a poisonous gas that […]
