LGBTQ+ News Andrei Kotov, a travel agent who was arrested for violating the ban on “LGBT propaganda” in Russia, found dead in his cell in Moscow Andrei Kotov, a travel agent who was arrested for violating the ban on “LGBT propaganda” in Russia, has been found dead in his cell in Moscow where he awaited trial for “extremism charges”. The body of Kotov, who was accused of arranging ‘gay tours’ in Russia and abroad, was allegedly found with sig By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ crackdown: Police in Moscow raid multiple queer bars in the early hours of Saturday, November 30 Police in Moscow raided multiple queer bars in the early hours of Saturday, November 30 and arrested the director of a travel agency serving LGBTQ+ customers under laws criminalising “LGBT propaganda.” The raids came on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s Supreme Court outlawing the “international By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News More than 50 people detained after Russian authorities raid two gay bars in Moscow More than 50 people have been detained in Moscow after two gay bars experienced heavy police raids in the Russian capital on October 11. Photos and videos of these raids were posted on two pro-Russia telegram channels, with one of the posts showing masked police officers storming into the central cl By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Male medic arrestest in Moscow for “satanism” and “promoting same-sex relationships” A male medic was arrested in Moscow on Monday, October 7 for “satanism” and “promoting same-sex relationships”. In recent years, Russia has intensified a legal crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in defence of what it calls “traditional family values”. In July 2023, Russian lawmakers outlawed legal or medica By Graham Robson • 1 min read
