Russia LGBT Laws – Propaganda & Censorship

Russia LGBT Laws gathers all reports, analyses and updates on the Kremlin’s legal assault on LGBTQ+ rights, from the 2013 “gay propaganda” law to the 2023 designation of the “international LGBT movement” as extremist. Explore global context and implications at JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics Europe.

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10 08, 2025

Russia’s Occupation Fuels Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence in Ukraine — Advocacy Groups Warn

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:48:10-08:00August 10th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe|Tags: Anti-LGBT legislation, Bill 5488 Ukraine, Foreign Policy News, hate crimes, LGBT Legal News, LGBT Politics Europe, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ organizations, Russia LGBT Laws, Ukraine War News, Vladimir Zelensky|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics Europe KYIV, UKRAINE — (August 10, 2025) — As the world reacts to US Vice President JD Vance’s declaration that America will stop funding Ukraine’s war effort, advocacy groups warn that Russia’s occupation is accelerating a parallel crisis — a surge in hate crimes [...]

11 07, 2025

Russia Backs Down? St. Petersburg Court Tosses LGBT Propaganda Case Against Bookstore

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:48:27-08:00July 11th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe|Tags: JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, LGBT Politics Europe, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, olivia laing, Russia LGBT Laws, susan sontag|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (July 11, 2025) — A court in St. Petersburg has officially dropped an “LGBT propaganda” case against the iconic bookstore Podpisniye Izdaniya, ending a months-long legal clash that drew international attention. The bookstore was previously fined for selling LGBTQ+ and feminist [...]

19 05, 2025

Apple Fined $93K in Russia Over LGBTQ+ Content on Streaming Platform

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:48:35-08:00May 19th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Apple LGBTQ+ propaganda fine, Apple streaming content ban, gay Moscow news, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ+ censorship Russia, LGBTQ+ human rights news, Russia LGBT Laws, Russia LGBTQ+ laws|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW — (May 19, 2025) — U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. has been hit with a 7.5 million ruble fine (approx. $93,000 USD) by a Russian court for allegedly violating the country’s controversial LGBTQ+ propaganda laws. Related Coverage Links on JRL CHARTS: LGBT [...]

1 01, 2025

Russian Gay Travel Agency Owner Found Dead in Custody

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:48:45-08:00January 1st, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe|Tags: Andrei Kotov, lgbt politics, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Men Travel agency, OVD-Info, Russia LGBT Laws|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW, RU — (01-01-25) — An alleged gay Russian man who was arrested for allegedly running the Men Travel agency, an LGBT travel agency, was found dead in custody in Moscow on Sunday, said Human Rights group OVD-Info. This is the latest assault [...]

4 12, 2024

Twelve LGBT Russians found guilty after Police Raid Gay Clubs

By JRL Charts|2025-11-13T23:49:02-08:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe|Tags: Gay Russia News, LGBT Politics Europe, LGBT World News – Global LGBTQ Headlines & Politics | JRL CHARTS, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, Russia LGBT Laws|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics Europe MOSCOW, RU — (12-04-24) — Moscow has disgraced itself by finding twelve Moscow Gay clubgoers guilty of “petty hooliganism” following anti-LGBTQ "propaganda" raids conducted by Russian security forces. Related Links on JRL CHARTS: Christian Group Threatens Westminster Over PRIDE Flags Right Wing Nationalists [...]

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