Karèn Shainyan, 39, a Moscow-based editor and writer, hosts the show Straight Talk with Gay People. To encourage Russian celebrities to come out as LGBT+, he’s been interviewing high-profile LGBT+ celebrities from different countries. Unusually for a gay Russian, Shainyan has never kept his sexuality a […]
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Rammstein share same-sex kiss on stage in Russia to protest homophobia
Rammstein are showing their true colours as LGBTQ allies. Two members of the German heavy metal band, guitarists Paul Landers and Richard Kruspe, shared a kiss on stage during a performance in Russia’s capital city Moscow to protest the country’s anti-LGBTQ attitudes and laws. While […]
Police Crash Russian Gay Rights Demonstration
In an attempt to take advantage of the press his country was receiving for hosting the Eurovision finals, a Russian activist named Nikolai Alexeyev organized a gay rights rally. The protesters had barely unrolled their banners before the Russian riot police showed up to arrest […]