Russian officials say they are investigating the mass arrests of LGBT people widely reported in Chechnya, but the official response leaves innocent people in jeopardy, Human Rights Watch says. Continue reading
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Putin pushes ‘Straight Pride’ as a geopolitical power play
Activist Kyle James Rohrich analyzes the geopolitical tactics behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s so-called “straight pride” initiative. Excerpts from his article “The Geopolitics of Intolerance: Putin’s ‘Straight Pride’ “: By Kyle James Rohrich In response to the United States’ recent Supreme Court ruling to make marriage equality law of the land, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s … Continue reading
Us vs. them (Egypt): Deport me!
Second of two articles about the challenge of breaking through emotional barriers that people erect between themselves and victims of persecution who act or look unlike them. This article, by activist/commentator Scott Long, focuses on the difficulty keeping relatively affluent Westerners’ interest in non-white victims of repression, particularly in news coverage of Egypt. The previous … Continue reading
Next Olympics boss might be from nation with anti-gay law
Two of the six candidates vying to lead the International Olympic Committee are from countries with either an anti-gay law on the books or an anti-gay bill that’s close to passage in the legislature. Ser Miang Ng is from Singapore, where a colonial-era law provides for up to two years in prison for sexual relations … Continue reading
Putin signs Russian ‘anti-gay propaganda’ bill into law
The Voice of Russia, the Russian government’s international radio broadcasting service, reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial bill punishing people for homosexual “propaganda”, according to an official publication on Sunday. The law introduces fines of up to 200,000 rubles ($6,700) for “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors through the … Continue reading
