Russian LGBT Network Archives

Russia moves to Outlaw LGBTQ movement as ‘Extremist’

MOSCOW — (11-27-23) — The Russian Justice Ministry announced on Nov 17, it had filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to label the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist group, and to outlaw its operations in the Russian Federation. In a statement posted on the state's official website, the ministry said that “the LGBT [...]

Russia Fails to Shut Down Prominent Russian LGBT Network

By JRL Charts|2022-02-13T10:35:28-08:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: World LGBT News|Tags: Human Rights Watch Europe, LGBT Rights Europe, LGBT World News, LGBTQ activists, Russian LGBT Network, Tanya Lokshina|

ST. PETERSBURG — (02-13-22) — The conservative Russian government got slapped down by a St. Petersburg Court in their attempt to shut down the Russian LGBT Network, one of the country’s largest LGBTQ rights groups. A court in St. Petersburg set aside a lawsuit brought by Russia’s Justice Ministry last Tuesday. The suit accused the [...]