Russia Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/russia/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:01:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Russia Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/russia/ 32 32 Heavy metal band’s same-sex kiss defies Russia anti-LGBTQ law https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/07/31/heavy-metal-bands-same-sex-kiss-defies-russia-anti-lgbtq-law/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/07/31/heavy-metal-bands-same-sex-kiss-defies-russia-anti-lgbtq-law/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:50:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=95881 Two members of German heavy metal band Rammstein have shown their solidarity with Russia's LGBTQ community with a same-sex kiss in Moscow.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/07/31/heavy-metal-bands-same-sex-kiss-defies-russia-anti-lgbtq-law/feed/ 0 Russian teen fined for ‘gay propaganda’ fights back https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:05:26 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=87564 A teenager, who is the first minor to be charged under Russia's so-called 'gay propaganda' law, is fighting against his conviction.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/20/russian-teen-fined-for-gay-propaganda-fights-back/feed/ 0 Russia World Cup | Gay couple severely beaten while rainbow flag waved at match https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/15/russia-world-cup-gay-couple-severely-beaten-while-rainbow-flag-flies-at-match/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/15/russia-world-cup-gay-couple-severely-beaten-while-rainbow-flag-flies-at-match/#respond Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:00:15 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84747 A French same-sex couple visiting Russia for the FIFA World Cup were attacked by thugs, while an activist made a defiant statement at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Thursday. The couple were reportedly targeted while catching a taxi together in Saint Petersburg. One of the victims, identified as O Darius, was hospitalised with severe brain injury, […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/15/russia-world-cup-gay-couple-severely-beaten-while-rainbow-flag-flies-at-match/feed/ 0 Russia World Cup | UK LGBT activist Peter Tatchell arrested in Moscow https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/14/russia-world-cup-lgbtq-activist-peter-tatchell-arrested-in-moscow/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/06/14/russia-world-cup-lgbtq-activist-peter-tatchell-arrested-in-moscow/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:04:47 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=84696 Ahead of the FIFA World Cup opening, activist Peter Tatchell was arrested in Russia on Thursday during a one-man protest against the country’s mistreatment of the LGBT+ community. The arrest happened in the capital, Moscow, after the veteran British campaigner held up a placard in support of gay men who have been violently targeted in […]

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