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‘Propaganda’ laws force Russian LGBTQ community underground

July 16, 2026 Comments Off on ‘Propaganda’ laws force Russian LGBTQ community underground

Police confront gay pride rally in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2017. (Olga Maltseva photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images)

Russia’s brutal crackdown on LGBTQ people has seen multiple arrests Homophobia is far from new in Russia, but recent repression means that demonstrations like this 2017 LGBT rights protest are no longer seen. Russia’s deepening crackdown on LGBTQ people and advocacy, which has seen a wave of arrests leading to fines and prison sentences has forced Russia’s queer people to …

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