Irish health minister to discuss Russia’s anti-gay laws during Moscow trip
Ireland’s Junior Health Minister Alex White is to bring up Russia’s anti-gay law in a trip to Moscow taking place this week. In a breakfast meeting hosted by White on Monday, he is to meet with civil...
View ArticleUS reverend: Obama should be more like Putin in tackling gay issues
A US evangelist has made the claim that Obama should look to Russian President Vladimir Putin for inspiration with how to handle gay rights. Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, made...
View ArticleAuthor of Russian anti-gay law sanctioned by US over role in Ukraine crisis
The Russian politician who wrote and sponsored the country’s widely condemned anti-gay law is among various political figures to be subjected to sanctions because of their role in the Ukraine crisis....
View ArticleEvening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev: Russia is not a homophobic country and...
Media tycoon Evgeny Lebedev has defended his native country Russia from suggestions it’s intrinsically homophobic and says he doesn’t care if people think he is gay. Lebedev, 34, is the Russian-born...
View ArticleOpenly gay retired figure skater Johnny Weir confirms separation from husband
Retired US figure skater Johnny Weir has publicly announced that he and his husband have separated. Weir, who is gay and announced his retirement from skating in October, worked as a commentator for...
View ArticleRussia: Thugs attack members of St Patrick’s Day flash mob mistaking them for...
A group of thugs in the Russian city of Irkutsk beat up members of a St Patrick’s day flashmob recently, mistakenly believing they were gay activists. Interfax News Agency reports that the fight broke...
View ArticleCampaigns demand FIFA bans Russia from hosting 2018 World Cup due to anti-gay...
Campaigns in the UK and US featuring petitions with signatures from 60 countries are demanding that FIFA should relocate the 2018 World Cup from Russia. Two petitions with more than 47,000 signatures...
View ArticleGhanaian ex-deputy speaker: British family values are under a ‘satanic...
A former senior politician in Ghana has claimed that British family values are in “a serious crisis” due to the promotion of gay rights. Ghanaweb reports that former deputy speaker Mike Ocquaye told an...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan: Lawmakers introduce bill to ban ‘positive attitudes’ about...
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have introduced a new bill to make any “positive” statement about homosexuality a criminal act punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine. Although sex between men was...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin to play Putin in biopic about Russian President’s life
US actor Alec Baldwin is set to play Vladimir Putin in a film about the Russian President’s life. The actor, who last year suggested he would retire from public life after becoming embroiled in two...
View ArticleBlondie icon Debbie Harry comes out as bisexual
Blondie star Debbie Harry has revealed she is bisexual and thinks “women are more sensual.” The Heart of Glass singer told the Daily Mail that rumours about her past sexual relationships were all true,...
View ArticleOver 100,000 tell IOC: No more Olympic Games in countries with anti-gay laws
More than 100,000 people have signed an All Out petition calling on the International Olympic Committee to make sure that future Olympic events are not held in countries with anti-gay laws. LGBT...
View ArticleIOC and UN agree to ‘use sport to build a better world’ following Russian...
Following an international outrage at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and United Nations (UN) have signed an agreement vowing to “use sport to build a better...
View ArticleLGBT people in Crimea and Ukraine fear persecution under Russian anti-gay law
Concerns have been raised for the safety of LGBT people in Ukraine, Crimea and Russia amid a crisis in the area. Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, LGBT people are now subjected to the Russia...
View ArticleScottish Govt denounces Russian homophobia after Alex Salmond praises Putin
The Scottish Government has released a statement saying it opposes Russia’s anti-gay laws, after First Minister Alex Salmond was criticised for making favourable comments towards Vladimir Putin. The...
View ArticleRussian authorities approve IDAHOT event for activist – despite anti-gay laws
An LGBT rights activist claims local authorities in eastern Russia have approved an event for the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). Alexander Ermoshkin told The...
View ArticleRussia: Prosecutors to investigate series of children’s books after ‘gay...
Prosecutors in Russia are to investigate a series of children’s books after complaints that they “threaten the cultural values” of the country through acceptance of gay relationships. The series,...
View ArticleLord Browne: BP should send gay employees to Russia to push for change
The former CEO of British Petroleum, Lord Browne, has said the company could send gay employees into countries like Russia which have anti-gay laws. On whether or not the move would change attitudes in...
View ArticleCanadian teenage Olympic luger comes out as gay
Canadian Olympic luger John Fennell came out yesterday on his 19th birthday. In an interview with the Calgery Herald, Fennell openly discussed his sexuality. The Olympic athlete represented Canada in...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan urged by human rights groups to scrap anti-gay bills
The parliament in Kyrgyzstan is being urged to reject legislation which would ban “foreign agents” and “homosexual propaganda”. The Human Rights Watch (HRC) states that the bills are intended to...
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