Russian courts have issued 101 “extremism”-related convictions for allegedly participating in the “International LGBT ...

Russia’s Supreme Court ruled today that the “international LGBT movement” is an “extremist organization,” jeopardizing all forms of LGBT rights activism in the country.

Russia itself is a notably unsafe place for LGBT people; hate crimes against LGBT people have doubled there in the last five years. As reported this week, anti-gay and racist soccer chants have ...

Russian authorities have convicted more than 100 people of LGBTQ+ “extremism”. Under Russia’s anti-LGBTQ+ law, the so-called international public LGBT movement was deemed to be an extremist group. The ...

Only a few months later, Russia saw its first regional anti-gay law passed in Ryazan, 200 miles east of Moscow. It was the first official sign that the Russian authorities would resist the LGBT ...

"Recognizing LGBT as extremism is Russia's first step towards criminalizing deviations from the regime's ideology," political analyst Tatyana Stanovaya wrote on Twitter.

LGBT rights in all of Russia were dealt a serious blow in 2013, when public expressions and celebrations of LGBT Pride came to be regarded as adult propaganda. Read More: ...

In all likelihood, you’re well aware that the situation regarding LGBT rights in Russia has reached a horrifying state. In large part thanks to the fact that the Olympics are being held there in ...

MOSCOW -- As news spread over the weekend of the horrific torture and murder of a young gay man in southern Russia, LGBTQ activists in the country are warning that such violence is escalating ...

Russia has designated the “LGBT movement” as extremist and those supporting it as terrorists, paving the way for serious criminal cases against LGBT people and their advocates.

An LGBT Pride House will open during this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia, in defiance of Vladimir Putin's controversial anti-gay legislation.

Shortly after a top LGBT activist in Russia posted a copy of a letter permitting his event, officials began to suggest they would pull the plug.