Tag: Russia

Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has reportedly promised to wipe out the region's gay population by the start of Ramadan. Chechnya’s president has reportedly vowed to “eliminate” the region’s gay population by the end of next month as the brutal persecution and torture of gay men in the region continues. Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov has promised to wipe out gay men from the region by the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins on May 26 this year and...

'If anyone in our family turns out to be gay, my family should kill them with their bare hands' Russian violinist, Artem Kolesov came out as gay in a heartbreakingly inspiring viral video. In the 15-minute video, Kolesov reveals he grew up in St Petersburg, in a very Christian household. He knew he was gay since he was five years old, but repressed his feelings for fear of family rejection. But after hearing about what’s happening in Chechnya, he wanted to share his...

A same-sex couple have pulled out of the competition to become the face of Ikea in Russia. The Swedish furniture company was offering the chance for anyone to become the face of Ikea. Families, couples, friends and individuals could enter the competition to be in a photoshoot for a magazine cover. However, the models who were in the lead for the competition, Lev Polyakov and his boyfriend, have pulled out of the competition. The couple were winning the competition with 7000 votes...

Pornhub and YouPorn, the biggest adult websites in the world, have been blocked in Russia. Russian state watchdog Roskomnadzor, a state agency in charge of monitoring the internet and blocking sites that the government doesn’t want to be used, blocked access to the site on Tuesday. An offical Pornhub twitter account responded to the news by tempting the agency with a premium account. “If we gave you a guys Pornhub Premium account, will you un ban Pornhub in Russia?” they tweeted. https://twitter.com/Pornhub/status/776192618166452224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/roscomnadzor/status/776321994501545984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw This isn’t...

Russia's Eurovision entrant, Sergey Lazarev is one of the favorites this year, and if he wins Russia might host next year's Eurovision. While many LGBT fans and singers fear to go to Russia, Lazarev encourages them not to be susceptible. When asked: “The majority of the Eurovision audience is part of the LGBT community. A lot of people are afraid of coming to Russia – is it safe for them to come for the Eurovision next year?” The singer replied: “Gay life...

While the world is spending much energy and effort to redefine marriage and spread the acceptance of love everywhere, there are still certain countries that are in the dark ages.  Take Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, and his response to the entire concept of gay marriage.  In 2014, Putin was quoted as stating that Russia needed to be “cleansed” of homosexuality in order to increase the birth rate.  To many others in the world, this statement has been met with...

It is not a surprise for anybody that Russia has a very strict position regarding homosexuality. Not only the country’s policy outlawed homosexuality, but it seems like the public opinion on the matter is one of the most hostile in the world. In fact, Russia is one of the countries where the intolerance regarding gays actually raised during the last years; from 60% of the people pronouncing themselves against gay rights, in 2002, to 72% in 2013. The issue is...

Russia's anti-gay laws have caused controversary around the world! The authors of a Russian law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors has drawn a good deal of criticism from gay rights groups worldwide. But they face their biggest challenge this summer. A few weeks from now, Madonna was scheduled to play the Sports Complex stage in St. Petersburg, the city where the law was enacted. After Saint Petersburg, the law was adopted by five more Russian regions and threatened to become...

The prankers' group of the channel ChebuRussiaTV decided to conduct one very interesting social experiment right in the streets of Moscow. The idea of this experiment was born when the president of the USA legalized gay marriage nationwide in June 2015. So, Russian prankers (these guys aren’t gays indeed) decided to check passerbys' reactions to homosexual couples walking the crowded streets and main square of Moscow hand - in - hand. All reactions, rude words, and even, some violent actions...