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21/01/2013

Open letter of the parents against the so-called “gay propaganda” ban

Dear deputies!

We, citizens of Russian Federation, taxpayers and electorate, we are parents of children of different sexual orientations and gender identities, address to you, dear State Duma deputies.

21/01/2013

Petersburg joins the Russia-wide protests against the proposed “Propaganda” law.

Today, 19^th December, LGBT activists throughout Russia protested against statute 6.13.1 - an amendment to the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which would outlaw the so-called homosexual propaganda.

Despite the cold weather, protestors on Malaya Sadovaya in St Petersburg, working in shifts, turned out with single person pickets, the only form of street protest which still does not require special permission from the authorities.

28/12/2012

Milano Has Thrown down the Twin-city Relations with the City of Legalised Homophobia

City council of Milano supported the initiative of local LGBT activists from the "Certi Diritti" organization and with majority of votes canceled the twin-city agreement with St. Petersburg on November 23.

27/12/2012

LGBT activists will appeal against the refusal of street protest coordination

LGBT activists applied to courts of different city districts because its administration using various reasons refused the coordination of street protests. Protests were for protection of LGBT rights. Activists were told several reasons for refusal: liberal understanding of formal part of application submission,, Too many pedestrians and too heavy traffic that might become worse because of the protesters. Also snow cleaning and several more reasons were given. Administration of Petrogradskiy district stand out among others..

24/12/2012

Committee against Torture: Russian Authorities Must Condemn Violence against Gay and Lesbian People Publicly

On Friday, November 23, UN Committee against torture published its final notifications after the review of periodical report of Russian Federation on the implementation of the convention against torture and other acts of violent, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment.

24/12/2012

Dedicated to the Transgender Remembrance Day: Transphobia and Misogyny

According to statistics of “Transgenders Remembrance Day” website, most of victims who died because of the violence are trangender women. It is MtF transsexuals women who become victims of hate speech, bullying and physical violence..

20/12/2012

'I'm a person, not propaganda' action

We think we are not propaganda — we are people willing to live openly and free. Do you agree? Join the 'I'm a person, not propaganda' action: send your photo to yanepropoganda@gmail.com

20/12/2012

Greetings for the International Volunteer Day!

Today, on December 5, International Volunteer Day is celebrated all over the world.

We are send our congratulations to all the people who care about the world we live in and put great effort in making it better, to everyone who supports human rights movements and struggles for justice, and to those who care not only about their own liberties, but about the others' liberties as well.

20/12/2012

The State Duma of Russian Federation Revived the Draft Legislation “on Propaganda” of Homosexuality

The first reading will take place on December 19^th.

Similar legislation has already been adopted in 9 regions of Russia: Saint Petersburg, Kostromskaya, Ryazanskaya, Arkhangelskaya, Novosibirskaya, Samarskaya, Magadanskaya oblast, Krasnodar region and the Bashkortostan republic.

20/12/2012

Transgender Remembrance Day

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” - these words of American philosopher George Santayana are used by trans-activists all over the world when they explain why we need special Transgender Remembrance Day.