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Moscow Pride seeks emergency Euro court hearing
by Rex Wockner International News Moscow Pride will ask the European Court of Human Rights for an emergency hearing on two pending cases challenging Moscow [...]Read more about Moscow Pride seeks emergency Euro court hearing
Gays arrested at Russian Embassy in Paris
Five gay people were arrested outside Russia's embassy in Paris on July 8. They were attempting to present a petition from AllOut.org, signed by some 14,000 [...]Read more about Gays arrested at Russian Embassy in Paris
Gay people to picket Russian Embassy in London
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS LGBT people plan to protest at the Russian Embassy in London on July 1. They will demand that Russia's voting rights at the [...]Read more about Gay people to picket Russian Embassy in London
Public opposition to Moscow Pride drops
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS A new poll has found that 61 percent of Russians agree with the Moscow city government's annual ban on the gay pride [...]Read more about Public opposition to Moscow Pride drops
Conflicting reports on OK to hold Moscow Pride
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Several recent reports from Moscow said that officials had greenlighted this year's May 28 gay pride parade, which would [...]Read more about Conflicting reports on OK to hold Moscow Pride
Belarus LGBTs hope to march in May
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Gay activists in Minsk, Belarus, applied to the city government March 4 for permission to hold a "March of Equality" on May [...]Read more about Belarus LGBTs hope to march in May
Belarus president told German foreign minister to turn straight
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Last November in Minsk, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko suggested to German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido [...]Read more about Belarus president told German foreign minister to turn straight
Belarusian gays allowed to stage public protest
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Gays in Belarus staged the nation's first-ever authorized public gay event Feb. 14 in Minsk, reported GayRussia.ru. The LGBT [...]Read more about Belarusian gays allowed to stage public protest
Russia appeals Euro Court's Pride ban ruling
by Rex Wockner On the last possible day, the Russian government on Jan. 22 appealed a European Court of Human Rights ruling from last October that struck down [...]Read more about Russia appeals Euro Court's Pride ban ruling
Top Russian judge insults Euro court ruling on gays
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS The chairman of Russia's Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, said Dec. 23 that the recent European Court of Human Rights [...]Read more about Top Russian judge insults Euro court ruling on gays
Moscow blocks gay rally
By Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Moscow City Hall banned a gay rally that was planned for Dec. 17. Members of the Russian LGBT Network wanted to gather in [...]Read more about Moscow blocks gay rally
Russian pride event attacked
By Rex Wockner International News About 100 people demonstrated against Russia's first legal gay pride event Nov. 20 in St. Petersburg. Some of the [...]Read more about Russian pride event attacked
Euro court strikes down Russian ban on gay pride parades
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS In a stinging rebuke to Russia's pervasive homophobia, the European Court of Human Rights on Oct. 21 ordered the nation to [...]Read more about Euro court strikes down Russian ban on gay pride parades
Russian court declares Pride ban illegal
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs For the first time, after five years of lawsuits by gay activists, a Russian court has declared a governmental ban of [...]Read more about Russian court declares Pride ban illegal
Gays arrested at Moscow demo
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Fresh from his reported two-and-a-half day kidnapping by unidentified government officials, Moscow gay leader Nikolai [...]Read more about Gays arrested at Moscow demo
Russian gay leader Alekseev abducted, released
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow Pride founder and leader Nikolai Alekseev has reported that he was abducted by government agents of some sort [...]Read more about Russian gay leader Alekseev abducted, released
Moscow activists file Euro court case
by Rex Wockner Moscow Pride organizers filed suit against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights on Aug. 23 alleging violations of their right to freedom [...]Read more about Moscow activists file Euro court case
Poll: Russians very homophobic
by Rex Wockner A new poll by Russia's Center for Public Opinion Research has found almost universal opposition to gay people, GayRussia.ru reported Aug. 8. The [...]Read more about Poll: Russians very homophobic
Groups plan 'Pride House' at 2014 Olympics in Sochi
by Rex Wockner Moscow Pride and GayRussia.ru have sent a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic Committee informing [...]Read more about Groups plan 'Pride House' at 2014 Olympics in Sochi
Russian marriage case headed to Euro Court
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A Russian lesbian couple sued in the European Court of Human Rights on July 21 over Russia's refusal to register [...]Read more about Russian marriage case headed to Euro Court
Russia refuses to register marriage-equality organization
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Gagarin district court in Moscow on July 20 upheld the refusal of Russia's Justice Ministry to register an [...]Read more about Russia refuses to register marriage-equality organization
First Europride in Eastern Europe
Europride, which has roamed from country to country since 1992, was staged in Eastern Europe for the first time this year, culminating with the July 17 parade [...]Read more about First Europride in Eastern Europe
Court OKs Moscow mayor's calling gays 'faggots'
by Rex Wockner A libel suit filed by Moscow Pride against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov over his having called gays "faggots" ("gomiki") was dismissed by the Moscow City [...]Read more about Court OKs Moscow mayor's calling gays 'faggots'
CoE human rights head blasts pride incidents
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, says member nations that impede gay pride [...]Read more about CoE human rights head blasts pride incidents
Small pride marches staged in Moscow despite ban
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs LGBT people managed to stage two small, brief pride marches in Moscow on May 29 despite another ban from Mayor Yuri [...]Read more about Small pride marches staged in Moscow despite ban
Belarus bans gay pride, police beat defiant marchers
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs City authorities in Minsk, Belarus, banned the May 15 gay pride parade and when a group of 40 people marched anyway, [...]Read more about Belarus bans gay pride, police beat defiant marchers
Russian court OKs ban on gay 'propaganda'
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Russia's Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint from gay activists March 31 which argued against the Ryazan [...]Read more about Russian court OKs ban on gay 'propaganda'
Euro Court further delays Moldovan gay case
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A case sent to the European Court of Human Rights in 2006 by gays in Moldova is facing new delays. The court now [...]Read more about Euro Court further delays Moldovan gay case
Russian gay marriage group denied registration
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Russia's Justice Ministry on Feb. 22 refused to register the activist group Marriage Equality Russia. The ministry [...]Read more about Russian gay marriage group denied registration
Major Moscow gay club shut down
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow's oldest gay dance club has been indirectly shut down by the city, GayRussia.ru reported Dec. 31. Club Body & [...]Read more about Major Moscow gay club shut down
Homophobic Moscow mayor unveils statue of Walt Whitman
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Anti-gay Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a statue of presumably gay [...]Read more about Homophobic Moscow mayor unveils statue of Walt Whitman
Moscow lesbians sue for marriage
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A lesbian couple in Moscow filed suit in Tverskoi District Court on June 16 after they were denied a marriage [...]Read more about Moscow lesbians sue for marriage
Moscow gays want to picket Obama
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow Pride founder Nikolai Alekseev says members of his group will attempt to stage a picket in favor of same-sex [...]Read more about Moscow gays want to picket Obama
Mayor Luzhkov lashes out at gays
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has again lashed out at gays, calling them "homos" and calling gay pride parades [...]Read more about Mayor Luzhkov lashes out at gays
Police smash Moscow pride for fourth year
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs For the fourth year in a row, riot police broke up an attempt to stage a gay pride parade in Moscow on May 16, [...]Read more about Police smash Moscow pride for fourth year
Lesbian couple denied marriage license in Moscow
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs A lesbian couple were turned away when they applied for a marriage license at Moscow's Marriage Registration Office [...]Read more about Lesbian couple denied marriage license in Moscow
Russian activists found guilty of violating gay propaganda ban
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Moscow Pride members Nikolai Baev and Irina Fet were found guilty April 6 of violating a local law in the Ryazan [...]Read more about Russian activists found guilty of violating gay propaganda ban
Moscow Pride organizers arrested
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs Two Moscow Pride organizers were arrested in Ryazan, Russia, March 30 for presenting "propaganda of homosexuality to [...]Read more about Moscow Pride organizers arrested
Euro court: No expedited hearing for Russian pride cases
by Rex Wockner International News Briefs The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a request for expedited hearing of several cases stemming from Moscow [...]Read more about Euro court: No expedited hearing for Russian pride cases
Moscow Pride seeks emergency hearing
by Rex Wockner Moscow Pride activists went to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, Feb. 13 to plead for emergency consideration of their [...]Read more about Moscow Pride seeks emergency hearing
Russian gays target HIV testing of visa applicants
by Rex Wockner Russian gay activists have launched a campaign to stop mandatory HIV testing of foreigners who wish to remain in the country for more than [...]Read more about Russian gays target HIV testing of visa applicants
Moscow Pride sues President Medvedev
by Rex Wockner With several lawsuits pending before the European Court of Human Rights against Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov for his repeated bans of gay pride [...]Read more about Moscow Pride sues President Medvedev
Luzhkov to keep banning gay pride
by Rex Wockner Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov plans to keep banning gay pride celebrations, as he's done for the past three years. His latest reason: Being proud [...]Read more about Luzhkov to keep banning gay pride
Officials in Tambov, Russia block gay events
by Rex Wockner After initially giving a verbal OK, city officials in Tambov, Russia reversed course and officially blocked the city's first planned gay [...]Read more about Officials in Tambov, Russia block gay events
St. Petersburg gay film festival blocked by city
by Rex Wockner International News "Side by Side," the first gay film festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, was blocked from starting Oct. 2 by city officials [...]Read more about St. Petersburg gay film festival blocked by city
Moscow gays to try Pride a 4th time, with a twist
by Rex Wockner International News After being banned for three years running, Moscow activists will try a fourth time to stage a gay pride parade next May [...]Read more about Moscow gays to try Pride a 4th time, with a twist
Moscow gays trick police, stage two pride actions
by Rex Wockner International News Faced with Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's ban on gay pride activities for the third year in a row, about 35 Moscow activists misled [...]Read more about Moscow gays trick police, stage two pride actions
