Why Does the Kremlin Need Queerphobia? - Carnegie …
Sep 6, 2024 · Finally, the most important queerphobic actors in Russia are the enforcers: the security services themselves. Their queerphobia is not expressed solely in implementing …
Political Homophobia In Russia: How Unsafe Is The LGBT …
Dec 22, 2024 · It eventually banned Side by Side’s activities in Russia, forcing the team to branch out to Europe. Political homophobia: increasingly regressive laws in Russia Numerous …
In Russia, Being Openly Gay Is 'Extremist.' But Some People Bend …
Jun 12, 2025 · In Russia, nobody knows what’s gay enough to get you in trouble. In a country where queerness has been legally equated to terrorism, the line between what is acceptable …
LGBTQ rights in Russia - Wikipedia
British human rights activist Peter Tatchell noted that there is a tendency for homophobic repression to escalate in Russia, including criminal liability for freedom of expression, a ban on …
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws …
The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
From Pride to Persecution: The Plight of LGBTQ+ Russians
Sep 4, 2024 · The non-recognition and lack of protection for the LGBTQ+ community by Russia/s judicial system fosters a climate of intolerance and hostility, which undermines efforts for …
New Survey Of LGBTQ+ Russians Finds Steep Rise In Homophobia …
May 21, 2025 · Russia has long been considered among the world’s most homophobic countries. But state and religious rhetoric around so-called “traditional values” has multiplied as part of …
What are the origins of Russian homophobia? : r/AskAnthropology - Reddit
Dec 22, 2022 · So why is Russia seemingly doubling down on homophobia, passing ever more punitive laws, while Ukraine is very obviously going in the exact opposite direction - passing …
Russia, Homophobia and the Battle for ‘Traditional Values’
May 17, 2023 · In December 2022, ten months into the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the Duma extended the scope of Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law forbidding the public portrayal of …
30 years of LGBTQ+ history in Russia: from decriminalisation in …
Jan 10, 2024 · In his 2017 study, Russian Homophobia from Stalin to Sochi, historian of Russia Dan Healey tracks the discourse surrounding this demonisation of sexual and gender minority …