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Withers: Choi arrested and released in Russia

James Withers — Sat, 28 May 2011 22:00:12 +0000

Gay political blogs are reporting that Dan Choi, and others, have been arrested and attacked in Russia. According to Towleroad: “Dan Choi was one of the many gay activists attacked by an(...)

Moscow City Hall bans gay rights rally

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:51:56 +0000

(Moscow) Russia’s most prominent gay rights activist says Moscow City Hall has banned a gay rights rally on the basis it might provoke civil unrest.

Nikolai Alexeyev told The Associated Press(...)

Court condemns Moscow gay pride bans

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:00:00 +0000

(Strasbourg, France) The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Thursday for letting Moscow ban gay pride marches simply because the city’s then-mayor – who famously compared gays to(...)

Strict policing, no arrests at Moscow gay parades

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:43:48 +0000

(Moscow) Two Gay Pride parades were held without arrests in Moscow on Saturday, the first time the notoriously intolerant Russian authorities have not intervened since the inaugural attempt to(...)

Tues. Watercooler: Ricky Martin wigs out; Madonna celebrates Malawi pardon

logointern2 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:00:28 +0000

President Obama declares June LGBT Month. The White House released a statement Friday announcing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.

In the presidential proclamation,(...)

Moscow mayor bans Pride parade once again

logointern2 — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:36:56 +0000

Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov banned the Moscow Pride march for the fifth year in a row, UK Gay News reported.

Organizers submitted a parade request to the mayor’s office last week, outlining a(...)

Ruby-Sachs: We need to step up and save Moscow gay pride

ERubySachs — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:08:14 +0000

In February 2007, gay rights groups in Russia tried to hold the first annual gay pride parade in Moscow. Moscow’s mayor, Yuri Luzhkov banned the march because of the perceived potential for(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Moscow Tries to Ban Pride Parade (again)

ERubySachs — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:23:22 +0000

Moscow has a pretty horrible history when it comes to gay rights. Many of you might remember the 80 people arrested at a gay rights rally last May. Well, yesterday the mayor of Moscow stated(...)

Moscow mayor bans pride parade, calls it “Satanic”

logointern1 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:57:50 +0000

Gay activists in Russia are not curbing plans for a Moscow gay pride event in May despite comments made by the city’s mayor. The ban the mayor imposed is not stopping them either.

“We(...)

Russian Orthodox Church embraces gays

James Withers — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:28:56 +0000

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church says that, although the church views homosexuality as a sin, homosexuality is a personal choice.

Patriarch Kirill says gays and lesbians must not be(...)