19/08/2014
12/08/2014
"Coming Out" Files Complaint to ECHR against Homohobic Hate Crime
On August 11, “Coming Out” lawyers filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights against the homophobic attack on an activist during the International Day against Homophobia “Rainbow Flashmob” rally of May 2012.08/08/2014
Coming Out has been nominated for a European Diversity Award 2014
07/07/2014
COMING OUT IN RECESS JULY 14 – AUGUST 4, 2014
Dear friends, supporters, colleagues, activists, LGBTQ and their families!02/07/2014
Today, July 2, Vasiliostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg held what we thought was going to be the last hearing of the civil case against “Coming Out”, the prosecution seeking to oblige “Coming Out” to register as a "foreign agent." However, proceedings took a new turn, resulting in the hearings once again being postponed to July 16.17/05/2014
05/05/2014
"Coming Out" and the Russian LGBT Network submitted a joint alternative report devoted to the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the Russian Federation (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues) to the UN. The report, prepared by Kseniya Kirichenko, Legal Assistance Program Coordinator (“Coming Out” LGBT Organization) and Director of the Transgender Legal Defense Project (Rainbow Foundation), and Maria Kozlovskaya, Program Manager (Russian LGBT Network), was sent to the UN Human Rights Committee as an additional source of information to the 7th periodical report submitted by Russian Federation (CCPR/C/RUS/7).04/04/2014
03/04/2014
REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN: XENOPHOBIA IN ST. PETERSBURG GROWS
On March 26, the human rights ombudsman in St. Petersburg, Alexander Shishlov, presented in the city’s Legislative Assembly report on its activity in 2013.31/03/2014
"COMING OUT" APPEALS TO ECHR AGAINST TRANSGENDER DISCRIMINATION
On March 24, 2014, “Coming Out” lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights related to the St. Petersburg law prohibiting “propaganda of transgenderism." The applicant of the complaint. Ruslan Savolainen, was denied the approval to organize a picket in St. Petersburg, dedicated to transgender rights a year ago. The complaint is against the violation of the right to freedom of assembly and discrimination on the grounds of gender identity.
From July 28 to August 3, 2014 volunteers of ComingOut and
SideBySide cinema festival made a trip to Hamburg in frames of youth exchange
between St. Petersburg and Hamburg. As in previous years this week in Germany
was filled with activities: visits to volunteer organizations, discussions with
local LGBT community, meetings with city politicians and citizens who are
interested in life of young people of Russia today. 
Coming Out has been nominated for a European Diversity Award 2014. Google calls this award «award that recognises those whose work is changing the lives of millions of diverse individuals across Europe».
Today’s IDAHOT “Rainbow flashmob” rally on Marsovo Pole, St. Peterburg’s city center, looked more like a celebration than in the years prior. Around 
On April 1 two girls,
traveling half-empty subway car in the afternoon, became victims of an attack.
A man first pushed one of the girls, forcing her to stand up, and then threw
water on both girls and beat them unmercifully.