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Yesterday a protest made its way to London’s Russian embassy, which was wrapped in a giant rainbow flag
U.S. State Department Officially Responds to Chechnya Purges, Calls on Russia to Investigate
The department offered an official statement, condemning the purges and calling on Russia to launch an immediate investigation
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A Chechnya investigation into human rights abuses is officially underway, and Taiwan will soon head to the polls for a referendum on LGBTQ issues
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15 World Governments Are Giving Russia 2 Weeks to Explain WTF Is Happening in Chechnya
The Russia Chechnya governments have tried to hide their ongoing purge against LGBTQ people, but now an international organization is demanding answers
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‘Queer Eye’ grooming guy Jonathan Van Ness has criticized the rapper’s magazine cover shoot, but is his criticism fair?
YouTube Has Deleted an Activist’s Fundraising Video for Gays Persecuted in Chechnya
A Carter Dane YouTube video highlighting a fundraiser for Chechnya was recently flagged as inappropriate, continuing YouTube’s mishandling of LGBTQ content
This Gay, HIV-Positive Man is Running to Become Moscow’s Mayor in Homophobic Russia
A 42-year-old activist and one-time TV anchor Anton Krasovsky is running to become Moscow’s mayor. But can Russian’s only gay politician actually win?
Starting on April 2017, reports have been coming in about the arrest and murder of gay Chechens. The reports are saying that the purge has resulted in over 100 men suspected of being gay have been tortured in Chechnya.
Despite the horror of the anti-gay purges in Chechnya, the world community has been relatively silent. German Chancellor Andrea Merkel has come out against them, calling on Putin to use his influence to stop the abuse of gay Chechen men. On the other hand, we’re not even sure if Donald Trump knows anything about the Chechen purge.
Hornet, the gay social app, has partnered with the United Nations on a “Know Your Rights” campaign to help keep gay people safe around the world, and especially amid the violence in Chechnya.
Though there had been a period of silence among the anti-gay purge, it has restarted — and there’ve been reports that teenage gay Chechens have been murdered as well.
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