Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости Новости State Duma rejected "sexual hatred" to be the reason for criminal prosecution

Yesterday State Duma civil, criminal, arbitral and remedial legislation committee issued the recommendation to the Chamber with the offer not to accept "sexual hatred" as a reason for criminal prosecution. During its session the profile committee came to a decision to appeal to the Duma to reject the first reading...
14 февраля 2004

Новости Communist labor party not yet clarified itself on homosexuality

Viktor Tyulkin, State Duma's deputee and Communist Labor Party leader (RKPB, not to confuse with KPRF) has given an interview to "Komsomolksaya Pravda" newspaper. Responding to a question on what kind of attitude to gays do the "labor communists" have, he said that "the party didn't find it necessary to form an...
5 февраля 2004

Новости Moscow City Duma asks public prosecutor to cope with "t.A.T.u"

Moscow city Duma public healthcare committee is considering a letter of inquiry to the Moscow prosecutor with the demand to clear up the question about possible involvement of group TaTu in drugs popularizing, Kommersant newspaper reported. According to Lydmila Stebenkova, the head of the committee, the main reason...
2 февраля 2004

Новости Новости Gay election: to be or not to be

Why is it that an openly gay or lesbian person has no chance to be a candidate, let alone be elected, in Russia? We addressed this question to two deputies of Russian State Duma: Andrey Vul'f and Ghenadiy Raikov. ANDREY VUL'F (Union of Rightist Forces): -Many people in Russia first heard of homosexuality and gay...
10 февраля 2003