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Published in: oDRPutting Russia’s homophobic violence on the mapFrom what little data we have, it’s clear that homophobic violence in Russia is on the rise. Russia’s LGBT people...
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Published in: oDR"You have to start improving yourself to improve Russia"I spoke to four Russian gay men on discrimination, rights and Vladimir Putin. Here's what they said.
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Published in: oDRDepoliticising protests in ArmeniaYears of social and environmental protests in Armenia have proven one thing — our demands must be political in...
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Published in: oDRRussia's porn stars aren't just hot, they're also ostracised and exploitedRussia’s porn stars may have a reputation on the net, but they enjoy little in terms of rights and respect offline.
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Published in: oDRIs liberalism the future for Russia?For years, ‘liberal’ has been a dirty word in Russia, a shorthand for everything undesirable. Yet state propaganda...
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Published in: oDR#DontFuckWithUs: labour reforms and the progressive agenda in UkraineUkrainian society’s extreme desire for reforms is mixing with conservative populism. The result is a dangerous...
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Published in: oDRWhy I didn’t vote in the Ukrainian local electionsAnton Dmytriiev, a journalist based in Kyiv, believes the recent elections in his country were pointless. на русском языке
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s grotesque democracyNeoliberal dogma has taken root and, ahead of parliamentary elections next year, our political elites have nothing...
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Published in: oDRWhy Ukraine needs its own Harvey MilkOn 25 October, Ukraine will vote in local elections where not a single openly gay candidate will stand. The...
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Published in: oDRThe struggle for progressive politics in Ukraine
The conflict over Kyiv's LGBT Pride march reveals the risks of conservative populism in Ukraine.
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Published in: oDRWhat is threatening ‘traditional family values’ in Russia today?Russia’s elite has played the cultural conservative card for several years now, and events in Ukraine mean that...
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Published in: oDRThe sex change commission in Ukraine
Transgender citizens in Ukraine have good reason to think that they are all but invisible. Even the EU is not...
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Published in: oDRThe EU says no to gay rights in UkraineThe EU has renewed talks with the Kyiv government on closer ties, but in its zeal to promote visa-free travel it has...
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Published in: oDRRussia's anti-gay own goalRussia’s law outlawing ‘gay propaganda’ has brought into the open a subject that was almost unmentionable before....
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Published in: oDRRussia needs its own Stonewall, not Western sanctionsAs Western sympathizers call for a boycott on the Sochi Olympics, Igor Yasin wonders if this is quite the best way...
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Published in: oDRLife in the Chechen closetUmar is 25 and from Gudermes in Chechnya. He is gay. What can the future hold for him in the macho, dzhigit, society...
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Published in: oDRA Different ChildhoodWhat is the experience of growing up gay in Russia? oDRussia publishes extracts of Sergey Khazov's...
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Published in: oDRDo Russians give a damn about homosexuality?Popular support is usually one of the reasons offered in support of Russia’s new anti-gay laws. To what extent does...
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Published in: oDRFrom the shadows into the light – and back againPoet and performer Olga Krause traces her life as a lesbian in Russia—from Soviet times, when the word itself was...
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Published in: oDRKill or cure?In Russia, homophobia is not just an attitude, but government policy, with new legislation reinforcing traditional...
