Новости Homophobic Deputies will demand a ban on the distribution of "Brokeback Mountain" in Russia!

"Brokeback Mountain" 2006/01/25. Aleksandr Chuyev, a State Deputy from the faction "Rodina(Fatherland)" opposed wide distribution of Ang Lee’s film "Brokeback Mountain" in Russia. He called out to have the film banned or to limit its distribution. "If the film is widely spread throughout Russia, I, as a Deputy of the...
25 января 2006

Новости The President of Bashkortostan denounced the propagation of same-sex love

Murtaza Rakhimov 2006/01/25. "... We need to limit the propagation of same-sex love on central television channels..." This statement came from the mouth of Murtaza Rakhimov, President of Bashkortostan, which is one of the northern republics of Russia. As an example of "moral television" Rakhimov came forward with...
25 января 2006

Новости "Rodina" (fatherland) political party fears another gay scandal

As Uralpolit.ru reports, problems have arisen between the Sverdlovsk entrepreneur Sergei Kapchuk and the party "Rodina" [Fatherland]. An internal strife within Rodina have prompted activists express their discontent with the party leadership about the inadequacy of Kapchuk as a candidate, and about the negative...
15 августа 2004

Новости Running for Presidency, Sergey Glazyev comes across a gay practical joke

Last week, compromising evidence against Sergey Glazyev, which has been published by some Russian mass media, got a new tinge of a pale blue gay love. According to the web-site Pravda.ru, "the Presidential candidate, scheming against Gennady Zyuganov as Communist party leader, hasn’t formally denied his...
23 февраля 2004

Новости Vladimir Platonov, Moscow City Duma speaker spoke against 'gay extremism'

Moscow City Duma speaker, giving his interview to the Echo Moskvi radio station, where he shared his views on the possible reasons of the terrorist attack in Moscow subway, all of a sudden mixed together terrorists and 'gay extremists'.   Such a bald statement by the Moscow lawmakers' leader was made in the following...
8 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 Shandybin blames "lesbians from Tatu" in his defeat

Scandalous Duma Deputy that has lost last parliamentary elections in the homeland (Bryansk), on Tuesday started his new election campaign in Ekaterinburg. Right away he revealed the persons related to his defeat. To discredit me, they even called for "that lesbians", - claimed Shandybin. - To whom did my countrymen...
4 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

Новости Deputies Add Lesbian Sex to the List of Crimes

Moscow, 14 May: The members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) faction in the Russian State Duma submitted a proposal to introduce criminal prosection of lesbianism. Aleksey Mitrofanov of the LDPR told the press on Tuesday [14 May] that his faction put forward a bill on Monday, amending the [current] Russian...
14 мая 2002

Новости Deputies Want to Outlaw Gay Sex

A group of lawmakers - including Russia's main representative to the Council of Europe - say they have begun a campaign to shore up the morals of the country by recriminalizing homosexuality. Four State Duma deputies - Dmitry Rogozin, who heads the Russian delegation to the Council of Europe, Gennady Raikov, Vadim...
25 апреля 2002

Новости Moldovian Gay & Lesbian Empowerment

"Moldovan Gay and Lesbian Empowerment" is the largest gay and lesbian project in the post-Soviet territory. The opening of the project "Moldovan Gay and Lesbian Empowerment" took place on October 18, 2001 in Chisinau, Moldova. It is a twinning project between the Dutch lesbian and gay advocacy organisation COC...
24 октября 2001