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A Russian Monument to Honor Steve Jobs Has Been Torn Down Because Tim Cook is Gay

Andy Towle November 3, 2014

In St. Petersburg, Russia, a memorial to the late Apple founder Steve Jobs which resembled a giant iPhone with a large screening and a QR code on the … [Read more...] about A Russian Monument to Honor Steve Jobs Has Been Torn Down Because Tim Cook is Gay

Topics: News More Posts About: Apple, Apple, Edward Snowden, News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook

St. Petersburg Queerfest Hit With Additional Closures and Attacks from Anti-gay Activists & Police: VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy September 28, 2014

As we reported earlier, the International Queer Culture Festival in St. Petersberg had a rough opening week - with a series of disruptions by … [Read more...] about St. Petersburg Queerfest Hit With Additional Closures and Attacks from Anti-gay Activists & Police: VIDEO

Topics: News, Pride More Posts About: Law Enforcement, News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg

Anti-gay Activists Disrupt St. Petersburg QueerFest, Attack Festival Goers With Gas: VIDEO

Kyler Geoffroy September 20, 2014

The International Queer Culture Festival's kick off in St. Petersburg on Thursday was disrupted by anti-gay activists - … [Read more...] about Anti-gay Activists Disrupt St. Petersburg QueerFest, Attack Festival Goers With Gas: VIDEO

Topics: Drag, News, Pride More Posts About: News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Pride Rally Denied Permission Takes Place Without Violence

Michael Fitzgerald July 29, 2014

A Gay Pride event took place without any violence in St. Petersburg, Russia, last Saturday. A Gay Pride event took place without any violence in St. … [Read more...] about St. Petersburg Pride Rally Denied Permission Takes Place Without Violence

Topics: Pride, towleroad More Posts About: Gay, gay rights, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, Queer Russia, Ravnopraviye, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, violence, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Putin

Russia Designates LGBT Rights Group As A ‘Foreign Agent’

Michael Fitzgerald July 28, 2014

On July 21st, a court in St. Petersburg, Russia designated LGBT rights group Coming Out as a “foreign agent." On July 21st, a court in St. … [Read more...] about Russia Designates LGBT Rights Group As A ‘Foreign Agent’

Topics: LGBT Rights, Society More Posts About: advocacy group, coming out, discrimination, Law - Gay, LGBT, Law Enforcement, LGBT, LGBT Rights, LGBTI, rights, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin

10 LGBT Activists Arrested in Sochi Protest in Moscow’s Red Square: WATCH

Andy Towle February 7, 2014

… [Read more...] about 10 LGBT Activists Arrested in Sochi Protest in Moscow’s Red Square: WATCH

Topics: News More Posts About: moscow, Moscow, News, Olympics, olympics, Russia, Russia, Sochi Olympics, Sochi Olympics, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Four LGBT Activists Arrested at Sochi Protest in St. Petersburg

Andy Towle February 7, 2014

The Russian LGBT Network reports that four activists have been arrested following a protest in St. Petersburg: Just now in St.Petersburg 4 … [Read more...] about Four LGBT Activists Arrested at Sochi Protest in St. Petersburg

Topics: News More Posts About: News, Sochi Olympics, Sochi Olympics, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Masked Men Attack LGBT Organization in St. Petersburg, Russia, Injuring Two People

Andy Towle November 4, 2013

One man was blinded and a young woman was injured with a baseball bat in an attack on an LGBT community center in St. Petersburg, Russia over the … [Read more...] about Masked Men Attack LGBT Organization in St. Petersburg, Russia, Injuring Two People

Topics: Guns, Health, News More Posts About: AIDS, crime, Crime, News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

President Obama Meets with Russian LGBT Activists in St. Petersburg

Andy Towle September 6, 2013

President Obama met with Igor Kochetkov (above, being detained for 'gay propaganda' in April 2012), Director of the Russian LGBT Network and … [Read more...] about President Obama Meets with Russian LGBT Activists in St. Petersburg

Topics: Coming Out, News, Society More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

White House Stresses Importance of Ensuring LGBT Groups Meet with Obama in St. Petersburg, Russia

Andy Towle September 5, 2013

During a press gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to St. Petersburg for the G20, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben … [Read more...] about White House Stresses Importance of Ensuring LGBT Groups Meet with Obama in St. Petersburg, Russia

Topics: News, Society, World More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, News, Russia, Russia, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg

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