Istanbul celebrates Pride despite ban and arrests
Organizers said they “changed continents” in response to the government crackdown.
July 1, 2024
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Will Lithuania Follow Russia And Ban Pride Parades?
A proposed law would fine LGBT Lithuanians for putting on pride parades.
March 13, 2014
Police in Turkey Shoot Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas at Pride Marchers
Pride Parades have been banned in the city since 2015, but unofficial marches are still organized annually.
June 28, 2021
Turkish Activists Arrested at Pride Parade Jubilant After Aquittal
Turkey is one of the 20 Muslim countries where homosexuality is technically legal. However, in 2016, officials banned the Pride Parade, and 11 LGBT activists were arrested. A year later, these activists were finally acquitted.
June 20, 2017
Sweet Pride Alabama: Celebrating LGBTQ+ lives in the Deep South
Central Alabama Pride has been awarded The Advocate’s inaugural Communities of Pride Award.
June 11, 2025
Russian Town Revokes Permission for Pride Parade
The Novoulyanovsk city manager withdrew the permit, citing a desire to protect children from "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations."
August 17, 2018
Op-ed: The Night Belgrade's Gays Demanded Equality
The government may have rejected plans for an official Pride parade in Belgrade, but that didn't stop local LGBTs from storming the streets.
October 1, 2013
In Hong Kong, Pride Goes on Despite Police Ban
Organizers said that about 6,500 people attended the rally this year.
November 16, 2019
National Park Service cracks down on Pride leaving LGBTQ+ rangers feeling betrayed
Recently, the National Park Service issued a memo barring employees from attending Pride parades in uniform. Official participation appears uncertain, and many LGBQT+ Rangers are feeling defeated.
May 23, 2024
Masked Men Smoke-Bomb Ukraine Gay Event
They hurled several bombs into an Odessa venue where an LGBT forum was about to take place, then fled.
August 15, 2015
Moscow Court Upholds Ban on Gay Pride for Next Century
A Moscow court has upheld a municipal district ruling outlawing LGBT pride marches until 2112.
August 17, 2012
Who Was the Shirtless Man on Livestream With Anti-LGBTQ+ Politician?
Lithuania's Petras Grazulis, who has likened LGBTQ+ people to necrophiliacs, claims the man who appeared with him in a Zoom meeting was a journalist stalking him.
December 10, 2020
Kyrgyzstan Considers 'Gay Propaganda' Ban
The former Soviet republic may follow the lead of Mother Russia.
March 28, 2014
Rights group demands Moscow attacks be investigated
Attacks on gays and lesbians trying to attend a Moscow gay party must be investigated, the international civil rights group demanded on Monday.
May 8, 2006