News

10/10/2013

The Lawsuit against Coming Out is Dropped

City Court of Saint-Petersburg dropped the lawsuit against LGBT organization “Coming Out” for breaking the law about “foreign agents” because the statute of limitation has expired.

14/09/2013

LGBT organization “Coming Out” vs. the Public Prosecutor Office: the battle continues

The case declaring “Coming Out” a foreign agent has been discussed among the LGBT community and their allies, as well as rights activists and politicians, for months. The activists and the state prosecutor continue to argue their cases, now in city court.

10/09/2013

Psychological Support Group for LGBTs

The Psychological Support Group for LGBTs in St. Petersburg is back.

The new season's first meeting will be held Tuesday, September 10, from 18:30-20:30 in the offices of LGBT organization "Coming Out."

Welcome!

05/09/2013

WE DON’T NEED AWARDS, WE NEED PROTECTION FROM PERSECUTION

WE DON’T NEED AWARDS, WE NEED PROTECTION FROM PERSECUTION

State Duma deputy Alexander Zhuravlev, member of “United Russia” party, prepared amendments to Family Code that allow the state to take away parental rights for engaging in homosexual relations. We may derive consolation from the thought that this initiative won’t be approved now due to its obvious absurdity, and legal complications in proving the fact of homosexuality of the parent. After all, deputy Elena Mizulina’s (“Fair Russia” political party) idea of removing children from homosexual families (initially all children, later – adopted only) did not catch on.

14/08/2013

Case against Coming Out’s director terminated by the appeal court

Today, August 14, 2013, Vasileostrovsky disctrict court of St. Petersburg annulled the lower court’s decision to fine the director of the LGBT organization Coming Out the maximum amount of 300 000 rubles for violating the law on "foreign agents.”

District Court judge Rumyantsev pointed to the fact that the magistrates’ court judge did not independently establish the facts of the alleged violations, but simply copied the prosecutor’s charges. In addition, he pointed out that the period of limitation for instituting administrative proceedings against the director of "Coming Out" has expired (on July 30). As a result, the district court found the lower court’s decision subject to cancellation and the proceedings against the director – subject to termination.

30/07/2013

LGBT Coming Out's "foreign agents" case sent back for re-trial

Today, July 25, 2013, Vasileostrovsky disctrict court of St. Petersburg repealed the decision made by the lower court to fine LGBT organization Coming Out 500 000 rubles for violating the law on "foreign agents", sending the case back to the magistrates’ court for re-trial.

30/07/2013

Coming Out on Speaking Out at the Olympics

We at Coming Out are very grateful for any kind of international support to LGBT citizens in Russia as it is important that people do not feel further isolated in the current climate of repressions, homophobic aggression, and intimidation..

23/07/2013

DONATIONS TO PAY THE FINE

During this week we collected 28 343 rub more. Thank you so much for the help and the support!

At this time we collected 101 796 rub. We have 398 204 rub more to collect.

We need your help!

23/07/2013

Court found the gay pride legal

On July 9th 2013 started the first trials of the Saint-Petersburg Gay Pride participants. Every trial came to the same conclusion: the judge dismissed the cases for absence of criminal act.

Coordination of legal cases, guidance on the issues of communication with the police, legal action, hate crimes, as well as other matters connected with the pride and its consequences were performed by the lawyers of LGBT organisation “Coming Out” and the Russian LGBT-Network..

23/07/2013

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child is concerned about LGBT youth in Russia

The list of the questions and problems that the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child intends to discuss with Russian state representatives was made public today. The discussion will be held during the review of Russia's last report on its compliance with Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This is the first time the Committee is specifically concerned about LGBT issues in Russia.