Hungary passes constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events
The law also allows the government to use facial recognition technology to identify those who attend prohibited events
April 14, 2025
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Out lesbian tennis star Daria Kasatkina flees Russia for Australia: 'I want to be myself'
Daria Kasatkina will be representing her "new homeland" from now on.
April 1, 2025
Russian parliament seeks to ban ‘childfree propaganda’ and adoption by foreign trans families in latest moves
The two bills are the latest in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
November 12, 2024
Lesbian Artist Receives Multi-Year Prison Sentence for Criticizing Putin, Military
The judge handed down a harsh sentence for Alexandra Skochilenko, who switched out price tags with antiwar messages in a supermarket protest last year.
November 20, 2023
Russia Proposes Expanding LGBTQ+ 'Propaganda' Ban
The country currently bans the "promotion of non-traditional sexual relations" to minors; legislators want to extend that to include adults.
July 12, 2022
Stricter Anti-LGBTQ+ "Propaganda" Bill Heads to Putin's Desk
The proposal toughens the 2013 law against so-called "gay propaganda."
November 30, 2022
Russia May Double Fines Under LGBTQ+ 'Propaganda' Law
The proposal will be discussed by legislators this fall.
September 1, 2022
Russian police raid clubs in crackdown on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda,' make arrests
About a dozen people were arrested and convicted of "petty hooliganism."
December 6, 2024
Yandex CEO Charged Under Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ+ “Propaganda” Laws
The company had earlier been fined for not restricting access to films like Brigit Jones’ Diary.
July 5, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets More Anti-LGBTQ+, Pro-Gun Propaganda
The Republican Georgia congresswoman claims, among other things, that gun control laws are a way to keep conservatives from fighting "the trans agenda."
July 5, 2022
Russian man fined for joking that he started international LGBTQ+ movement
A Moscow court took Anton Yevdokimov seriously — or at least thought his joke amounted to pro-LGBTQ+ "propaganda" — and fined him 100,000 rubles, equivalent to about $950.
January 8, 2025
Duolingo faces investigation in Russia over LGBTQ+ content
Russia’s media watchdog scrutinized the language app for alleged ‘LGBT propaganda.’ Really.
February 14, 2024
Russia Outlaws LGBTQ+ Rights Activism and Labels Organizations 'Extremist'
The move effectively eliminates LGBTQ+ support networks and signals a larger crackdown on the country's already vulnerable queer community.
November 30, 2023
Vladimir Putin Launches Raids on Moscow LGBTQ+ Clubs After Court Ruling
Gay bars and a gay sauna were raided by police less than two days after the country’s supreme court declared the “international LGBT social movement” to be an “extremist” element.
December 2, 2023
Duolingo deletes LGBTQ+ content in Russia after complaint
State media reports the popular language learning app and ally self-censored after a complaint from Siberia.
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June 4, 2024
Putin Signs Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Into Law
The law extends the current ban to prohibit sharing LGBTQ-related information with adults as well.
December 6, 2022
New Russian Law Bans Well-Known LGBTQ+ Films like Call Me by Your Name
The purge of films, including Brokeback Mountain, began last year.
January 20, 2023
Putin bans adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries permitting gender-affirming care
A second new law bans "childfree propaganda" with 5 million ruble fines (the equivalent of $48,000).
November 25, 2024
Gay TikTok Couple Arrest Under Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
One man says he is "scared" for his boyfriend who remains in jail.
April 9, 2023
Putin Calls Trans Acceptance 'Crime Against Humanity'
The Russian president made the remark in a speech defending what he called the "spiritual values and historical traditions" of his country.
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October 22, 2021
Russian Tennis Champ Daria Kasatkina Says She's Relieved After Coming Out
Kasatkina not only came out as queer, but she's also been a vocal critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
January 29, 2023