2006/07/27. In the near future Moscow will see the beginning of a new group Women's Group of Strength Training and Self-Defense." Classes will be held in a high-level sport club and are promised to be taught by professional trainers.
The organization of the Self-Defense Group is a direct response from the lesbian community to the bashings that took place at the end of April, beginning of May 2006. During the incident, in which defenseless lesbians were primarily targeted, a Creative Center for Lesbians was burned down in Moscow and several lesbians were subjected to violence.
The Lesbian community was alarmed by the incident especially after rumors were spread on the internet concerning the violent rape by one lesbian by fascists. The rumors, however, were never confirmed by local Moscow police.
The Self-Defense course will be offered for free by the group.
english.gay.ru
Thursday 27 July 2006
Wednesday 21 June 2006
Premiere Screening of Film about a "Happy Lesbian Family" Included in the "Festival of Festivals - 2006"
2006/06/21. On June 25th and 27th, in conjunction with the "14th Annual St. Petersburg International Film Festival Festival of Festivals - 2006", the documentary film "My Happy Family" will receive its debut.
The project, which was envisioned in early 2004 by a St. Petersburg lesbian organization "Labris," conveys the everyday life of one lesbian family, who is preparing for the imminent birth of a baby.
"My Happy Family" is Russia's first documentary film to tackle the question of motherhood in a lesbian family. The heroines of the film candidly portray their home lives and relate their wrestle to attain their dream of having kids. Another unseen, yet constantly present, person takes part in the lives of these future mothers - their unborn child. He struggles to make a decision about whether these two loving women can become his parents.
For some time the project's creators kept the name of the film's director a secret. It has now come to light that it is the independent documentarian from St. Petersburg, Ekaterina Kharlamova. Ms. Kharlamova's films have been regular participants in various international festivals. To date "Text, or Apologetic Commentaries" (based on anecdotes and jokes from Faina Ranevskaya and a novella by Vladimir Nabokov A Forgotten Poet") has been her most critically acclaimed film, winning a number of awards. In 2001, her works were selected for Berlin Film Festival in its "Forum" program.
Saturday 27 May 2006
"Gay Parade" Cancelled, but Scandal Continues
2006/05/27. "The advertised Gay Parade procession will not bet held..." informs a Gay Information Agency (Legal Information New Agency (LINA)).
The Day Against Homophobia Conference, which opened yesterday and which was supposed to conclude in a so-called Gay Parade, was attended by 50 people, 11 of whom were Russian citizens. Previous activities of the Festival ... were also extremely sparsely attended."
It is still not known which Russian Gay Activists are to take part in the activities that have aroused loud scandals for the past few weeks. The parade is ... tearing apart the very community it's supposed to be bringing together," reported a CBS journalist based in Moscow. Plans for holding Pride are dividing Russian gays ..." writes Outinamerica.
"Interfax" informs that the organizers, who earlier were planning to lead 2,000 people onto the streets, are now preparing to place flowers on the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in Alexandrov Garden, and then join an unspecified picketing near the Governor's Home on Tverskaya. Information regarding this was voiced at a press conference, in which Deputy Bundestag, Deputy of the Euro Parliament and the Vice Mayor of Paris took part. There is still no information about whether or not they will participate in the later-planned, unsanctioned actions.
Gay activists, who spoke out against the parade will not be permitted into any of the activities in hotel "Red Hills," remarks LINA. "Organizers have forbidden entrance to any representatives of the Press, who have not previously obtained accreditation and permission from the organizers of the festival."
It was previously reported that Moscow Police have been ordered to maintain a heightened vigilance on Saturday and streets in Central Moscow will be patrolled by augmented forces to prevent possible riots.
english.gay.ru
The Day Against Homophobia Conference, which opened yesterday and which was supposed to conclude in a so-called Gay Parade, was attended by 50 people, 11 of whom were Russian citizens. Previous activities of the Festival ... were also extremely sparsely attended."
It is still not known which Russian Gay Activists are to take part in the activities that have aroused loud scandals for the past few weeks. The parade is ... tearing apart the very community it's supposed to be bringing together," reported a CBS journalist based in Moscow. Plans for holding Pride are dividing Russian gays ..." writes Outinamerica.
"Interfax" informs that the organizers, who earlier were planning to lead 2,000 people onto the streets, are now preparing to place flowers on the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in Alexandrov Garden, and then join an unspecified picketing near the Governor's Home on Tverskaya. Information regarding this was voiced at a press conference, in which Deputy Bundestag, Deputy of the Euro Parliament and the Vice Mayor of Paris took part. There is still no information about whether or not they will participate in the later-planned, unsanctioned actions.
Gay activists, who spoke out against the parade will not be permitted into any of the activities in hotel "Red Hills," remarks LINA. "Organizers have forbidden entrance to any representatives of the Press, who have not previously obtained accreditation and permission from the organizers of the festival."
It was previously reported that Moscow Police have been ordered to maintain a heightened vigilance on Saturday and streets in Central Moscow will be patrolled by augmented forces to prevent possible riots.
english.gay.ru
Wednesday 24 May 2006
Parade Divides Russian Gays
2006/05/24. The Indigo Bookstore is a little piece of gay pride right in the heart of Moscow. The shop has been open for a year, offering books, clothing, magazines and gifts. It’s a quiet corner for Russia’s small but growing gay community.
Business is growing, and the store has never had any major hassles from anti-gay groups. But the staff has asked for extra security, because they’re worried that the store could become a target for attack after the first-ever gay pride parade is held in Moscow on Saturday.
"This gay parade is actually making our life much tougher," says Ed Mishin, one of the founders of Indigo. "This is the first time in my life actually that people are scared of being gay in Moscow."
The march will take place as part of a two-day conference on homophobia in Russia. It’s timed to the 13th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Russia by then-president Boris Yeltsin. In Soviet times, homosexual activity was illegal.
"We are going to check what's the level of tolerance - not only of the society by also of the authorities," says Nikolai Alekseyev, the organizer of the march and the conference.
He knows discrimination against gays firsthand - having left Moscow State University because professors would not allow him to write a major paper about homosexuality.
He says that above all, the gay parade will be a human rights action. "We want to give [Russians] a message - that we are the same citizens as you are," says Alekseyev. "We are absolutely the same and want the same rights."
The ironic thing about the parade is that it's actually tearing apart the very community it's supposed to be bringing together. Many of the biggest opponents of the gay parade are gay themselves.
Mishin, who also edits the gay magazine Kvir and runs the Gay.Ru Web site, says the parade won't bring anything but unwanted attention to gays.
"All Russian gay and lesbian organizations are against it, I would say," says Mishin. "There is no exception. Only foreigners are going to participate in this parade.
"We think there are other ways to fight homophobia in this society," he adds,
Moscow city officials don’t see the need either; they have banned the event. "The Moscow government is not even going to consider allowing a gay parade," said Sergei Tsoi, press secretary to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. Tsoi claimed that the event has "evoked outrage in society, in particular among religious leaders."
Some federal authorities also have criticized the idea of the gay parade.
"If they want to hold their orgy, let them hold it somewhere away from Moscow, at a specially designated place," Deputy Irina Savelieva told a meeting of the Russian parliament last week. "I think it is high time to stop displaying political correctness and allowing scum to defile the center of Moscow."
That sort of language hasn’t phased organizers, who say they will hold the parade anyway. Alekseyev cites a constitutional right to assemble in the Russian constitution as their basis for ignoring the ban.
He said 500 people had registered for the conference, but it was unclear how many might show up for the parade. The number doesn’t really matter, according to Alekseyev. "What is the most important is that some people are not scared, and the go on the street and express themselves," he says.
Alekseyev says marchers will try to gather on a square right outside the headquarters of the former KGB on Saturday. But it’s not yet clear if Moscow police will try to stop the demonstration if it happens.
The parade may leave people bursting with pride, or with their hopes deflated.
By Beth Knobel
© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved
Business is growing, and the store has never had any major hassles from anti-gay groups. But the staff has asked for extra security, because they’re worried that the store could become a target for attack after the first-ever gay pride parade is held in Moscow on Saturday.
"This gay parade is actually making our life much tougher," says Ed Mishin, one of the founders of Indigo. "This is the first time in my life actually that people are scared of being gay in Moscow."
The march will take place as part of a two-day conference on homophobia in Russia. It’s timed to the 13th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Russia by then-president Boris Yeltsin. In Soviet times, homosexual activity was illegal.
"We are going to check what's the level of tolerance - not only of the society by also of the authorities," says Nikolai Alekseyev, the organizer of the march and the conference.
He knows discrimination against gays firsthand - having left Moscow State University because professors would not allow him to write a major paper about homosexuality.
He says that above all, the gay parade will be a human rights action. "We want to give [Russians] a message - that we are the same citizens as you are," says Alekseyev. "We are absolutely the same and want the same rights."
The ironic thing about the parade is that it's actually tearing apart the very community it's supposed to be bringing together. Many of the biggest opponents of the gay parade are gay themselves.
Mishin, who also edits the gay magazine Kvir and runs the Gay.Ru Web site, says the parade won't bring anything but unwanted attention to gays.
"All Russian gay and lesbian organizations are against it, I would say," says Mishin. "There is no exception. Only foreigners are going to participate in this parade.
"We think there are other ways to fight homophobia in this society," he adds,
Moscow city officials don’t see the need either; they have banned the event. "The Moscow government is not even going to consider allowing a gay parade," said Sergei Tsoi, press secretary to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. Tsoi claimed that the event has "evoked outrage in society, in particular among religious leaders."
Some federal authorities also have criticized the idea of the gay parade.
"If they want to hold their orgy, let them hold it somewhere away from Moscow, at a specially designated place," Deputy Irina Savelieva told a meeting of the Russian parliament last week. "I think it is high time to stop displaying political correctness and allowing scum to defile the center of Moscow."
That sort of language hasn’t phased organizers, who say they will hold the parade anyway. Alekseyev cites a constitutional right to assemble in the Russian constitution as their basis for ignoring the ban.
He said 500 people had registered for the conference, but it was unclear how many might show up for the parade. The number doesn’t really matter, according to Alekseyev. "What is the most important is that some people are not scared, and the go on the street and express themselves," he says.
Alekseyev says marchers will try to gather on a square right outside the headquarters of the former KGB on Saturday. But it’s not yet clear if Moscow police will try to stop the demonstration if it happens.
The parade may leave people bursting with pride, or with their hopes deflated.
By Beth Knobel
© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved
Monday 17 April 2006
Series of Gay Prose to be Published in Russia
2006/04/17. In April publisher "Kvir" (Queer), well known for its gay magazine of the same name, introduces 3 books in a series entitled "Dark Walkways."
This is the second attempt to publish a series of books aimed at the homosexual population. At the end of 2000 the "Thematic Series" was offered by Kolonna Publications only to later be terminated as recently many writers have become leery of being published under a "gay prose" label.
Opening the series "Dark Walkways" is a collection of prose from Saint Petersburg author Gennady Trifonov (born 1945) "the most refined, most mournful and most amorous poet" of the 1970s. In 1976 he was sentenced for violation of Statute 121 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for bedding men" and survived four separate prisons and three prison camps. Contained in the collection are the novel "The Net," about the love of two adolescents in a Soviet prison, and the novel "Lyova."
The protagonist of "Lyova" has "lived for some time in the USA. It was the only thing I could do for him. In Russia he would have perished," confesses Trifonov. The novel tells the story of how a man and a youngster learn to be friends, understand and love one another. Often, for the latter, strength and resoluteness, capable of destroying the barriers of societal stereotypes, are lacking.
The author of the second book, Constantine Kostenko (born 1966), lives on the other side of the Ural Mountains. He is a playwright and self-taught literary scholar who has written more than 20 plays, the most famous of which, "Claustrophobia," is about homosexual rape in prison. Also included in the series is his narrative "Copulation with God," about the life of young gays from the Russia's Far East.
And, finally, the third book, entitled "Bunking with Commanders" by Valery Bondarenko (born 1958) is comprised of compositions dedicated to gay relations in the army. The author considers this "symbolic, as nowhere do the right to be yourself and the laws of nature enter into such an appalling contradiction with the expectations of our still dense and sluggish-to-recognize-anything-good society as they do in the army."
During 2006 under the "Dark Walkways" series, the publisher "Kvir" (Queer) will publish 12 books in all, the authors of which are either gay or write about and for gays. A few of these writers live abroad in Europe and in the US.
This is the second attempt to publish a series of books aimed at the homosexual population. At the end of 2000 the "Thematic Series" was offered by Kolonna Publications only to later be terminated as recently many writers have become leery of being published under a "gay prose" label.
Opening the series "Dark Walkways" is a collection of prose from Saint Petersburg author Gennady Trifonov (born 1945) "the most refined, most mournful and most amorous poet" of the 1970s. In 1976 he was sentenced for violation of Statute 121 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for bedding men" and survived four separate prisons and three prison camps. Contained in the collection are the novel "The Net," about the love of two adolescents in a Soviet prison, and the novel "Lyova."
The protagonist of "Lyova" has "lived for some time in the USA. It was the only thing I could do for him. In Russia he would have perished," confesses Trifonov. The novel tells the story of how a man and a youngster learn to be friends, understand and love one another. Often, for the latter, strength and resoluteness, capable of destroying the barriers of societal stereotypes, are lacking.
The author of the second book, Constantine Kostenko (born 1966), lives on the other side of the Ural Mountains. He is a playwright and self-taught literary scholar who has written more than 20 plays, the most famous of which, "Claustrophobia," is about homosexual rape in prison. Also included in the series is his narrative "Copulation with God," about the life of young gays from the Russia's Far East.
And, finally, the third book, entitled "Bunking with Commanders" by Valery Bondarenko (born 1958) is comprised of compositions dedicated to gay relations in the army. The author considers this "symbolic, as nowhere do the right to be yourself and the laws of nature enter into such an appalling contradiction with the expectations of our still dense and sluggish-to-recognize-anything-good society as they do in the army."
During 2006 under the "Dark Walkways" series, the publisher "Kvir" (Queer) will publish 12 books in all, the authors of which are either gay or write about and for gays. A few of these writers live abroad in Europe and in the US.
Friday 17 March 2006
Russian GLBT Authors Receive Prizes for Best 2005 Books
2006/03/17. The Second Annual Bestseller List of Russian Books for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transsexuals was announced earlier this year. The books were ranked by quantity of books sold from the gay store "Indigo" and online store Shop.Gay.Ru.
A German philanthropist, who prefers to remain anonymous, wanted to commend the success of his Russian colleagues in the publishing business by presenting them with special prizes. The prizes were recently received from Germany and have been awarded to the winners.
As reported previously, the most read Russian books of 2005 were:
1. The First Russian Gay Guide of Cities and Countries "Spartak" 2005/2006
2. A Collection of Russian Gay Biographies "69. Russian Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transsexuals" written by the critic Vladimir Kirsanov and published in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Russia.
3. Two novels by writer Gennady Trifonov "The Net" and "Two Ballets by George Balanchine." Trifonov was convicted in the 1970s for violation of Statute 121 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "for bedding men," and spent several years in prison. In the 1990s many of his works were translated into foreign languages.
4. A Collection of Poems by Yashka Kazanova. Her poetry has been set to music by Svetlana Surganova, a Lesbian-revered Russian rock singer.
5. A collection of stories by the well-known author of "LiveJournal" Alamat Malatov, entitled "Double Code".
6. A narrative of the renowned Russian marking expert and co-director of "Capital Research Group" Nikolas Koro called "The Charm of Moscow Abominations." In his book, Nikolas Koro, the first openly homosexual Russian businessman, describes a day in the life of a Moscow gay.
A German philanthropist, who prefers to remain anonymous, wanted to commend the success of his Russian colleagues in the publishing business by presenting them with special prizes. The prizes were recently received from Germany and have been awarded to the winners.
As reported previously, the most read Russian books of 2005 were:
1. The First Russian Gay Guide of Cities and Countries "Spartak" 2005/2006
2. A Collection of Russian Gay Biographies "69. Russian Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transsexuals" written by the critic Vladimir Kirsanov and published in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Russia.
3. Two novels by writer Gennady Trifonov "The Net" and "Two Ballets by George Balanchine." Trifonov was convicted in the 1970s for violation of Statute 121 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "for bedding men," and spent several years in prison. In the 1990s many of his works were translated into foreign languages.
4. A Collection of Poems by Yashka Kazanova. Her poetry has been set to music by Svetlana Surganova, a Lesbian-revered Russian rock singer.
5. A collection of stories by the well-known author of "LiveJournal" Alamat Malatov, entitled "Double Code".
6. A narrative of the renowned Russian marking expert and co-director of "Capital Research Group" Nikolas Koro called "The Charm of Moscow Abominations." In his book, Nikolas Koro, the first openly homosexual Russian businessman, describes a day in the life of a Moscow gay.
Thursday 16 March 2006
Igor Kon: "Power Allows for Unpunished Verbal Affronts on Gays and Lesbians"
2006/03/16. An eminent Russian sexologist Igor Kon has stated his alarm due to the growth of homophobia in Russian society. In the last few months, many Russian politicians, religious leaders and artists have spoken out with appeals to limit the rights of sexual minorities. Academic Igor Kon sent Gay.Ru a large article "Homophobia as a Form of Xenophobia." In the article he deliberates the reasons for the spate of homophobia in Russian society in the early 2000s.
Igor Kon discusses the role of Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in the decline of tolerance in society. He believes that Officials facilitate homophobia. "If a religious dogma is placed higher than the Constitution - don't ask, for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you!" - the exceptional scientist emotionally writes regarding religious leaders' efforts to impose middle-aged laws on the Russian secular state.
"If a church calls something a sin, it has that right. Those who don't agree with this assessment can choose another church. The 'privatization' of God has been unsuccessful up to this point, in spite of the number of attempts. But when politicians and Government Officials use this sort of language, it is a clear encroachment on the freedom of worship and citizens' rights not only for individual minorities, but for the whole populace," writes Igor Kon.
"The attitude towards homosexuals is an ideal litmus test for the measurement of democracy and social tolerance. During Soviet times, the strip was scarlet with blood. Today it's red with embarrassment," notes the scientist.
english.gay.ru
Igor Kon discusses the role of Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in the decline of tolerance in society. He believes that Officials facilitate homophobia. "If a religious dogma is placed higher than the Constitution - don't ask, for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you!" - the exceptional scientist emotionally writes regarding religious leaders' efforts to impose middle-aged laws on the Russian secular state.
"If a church calls something a sin, it has that right. Those who don't agree with this assessment can choose another church. The 'privatization' of God has been unsuccessful up to this point, in spite of the number of attempts. But when politicians and Government Officials use this sort of language, it is a clear encroachment on the freedom of worship and citizens' rights not only for individual minorities, but for the whole populace," writes Igor Kon.
"The attitude towards homosexuals is an ideal litmus test for the measurement of democracy and social tolerance. During Soviet times, the strip was scarlet with blood. Today it's red with embarrassment," notes the scientist.
english.gay.ru
Sunday 19 February 2006
Moscow Gay-Lesbian Culture Festival "Rainbow Without Boundaries". 1-5 may, 2006
Moscow Gay-Lesbian Culture Festival "Rainbow Without Boundaries". 1-5 may, 2006
2006/02/19. Press-conference for the Festival organizers and participants will take place on 28-th April, 2006. Mass Media will be advised of exact time and place of Festival holding in addition later.
1 DAY
Day of Gay-Lesbian Literature and Public Press.
Presentation of books, magazines, newspapers; meetings with authors.
Day of Gay-Lesbian Publicity.
Demonstration of original publicity films on gay-lesbian culture, having been collected all over the world.
Fashion show of jeans clothes.
Opening of Photo Exhibition " Open THEME".
Works of professional photographers from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities will be presented.
2 DAY
Bard-Song Festival "No Orientation".
Singers, authors of the songs, from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, Petrozavodsk, Samara, other Russian cities and the Ukraine will take part in the Festival.
3 DAY
Literary-Theatrical Festival.
Performances of the Theatre-Studio "BILITIS", Creative Club "Ladder" (St. Petersburg).
Literary concert of the Publishing House "Labrys"
4 DAY
5-th Russian Lesbian Conference "SHE+SHE". Topic: "Coming out".
Homosexual coming out in modern Russia.
Night Entertaining Show.
Information about the event will be given later.
5 DAY
Seminar for Mass Media "Myths and Stereotypes about Sex Minorities".
Target: myth dethronement and creating of adequate gay and lesbian image in participants’ minds.
Press Conference on the Festival Results.
Festival Organizers:
Charity Fund "Rainbow"
Organization "LesbiPARTY"
Organization "PinkStar"
FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS:
Organizations
Charity fund "Rainbow".
All-Russian lesbian organization "PinkStar".
Russian National GLBT Center "Together".
Karelian department of public organization "Circle".
Independant non-commercial women organization "Tolerance".
Publishing house "Labrys".
Creative union of socially active lesbians "LesbiPARTY".
Creative club "Ladder".
Net Projects and Mass Media
Newspaper for non-standard women "L"
E-magazine for gays and lesbians "Gayclub.Ru"
Gay Magazine "One of Us" (The Ukraine)
Gay Magazine "Kvir".
Russian national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual server Gay.Ru.
Site Youla.Ru.
Russian travesty site Travesty.Ru.
Russian national lesbian server Lesbi.Ru.
Theme portal Labrys.Ru.
Site Lestnica-club.Ru.
Official site of the organization "Pinkstar" – Pinkstar.Ru.
Law information agency "LINA"
One of the largest international acquaintance portals Qguys.Ru.
Official site of the organization "LesbiPARTY" – Lesbiparty.Org.Ru.
Internet projects, art projects, initiative groups, organizations, authors, artists, designers and everybody who is interested in the Event are welcome to join the program and take part in the Festival.
Additional details about the Festival will follow with the renovation of the information.
Pinkstar.Ru, info@lesbiparty.org.ru, osuvorova@pinkstar.ru.
2006/02/19. Press-conference for the Festival organizers and participants will take place on 28-th April, 2006. Mass Media will be advised of exact time and place of Festival holding in addition later.
1 DAY
Day of Gay-Lesbian Literature and Public Press.
Presentation of books, magazines, newspapers; meetings with authors.
Day of Gay-Lesbian Publicity.
Demonstration of original publicity films on gay-lesbian culture, having been collected all over the world.
Fashion show of jeans clothes.
Opening of Photo Exhibition " Open THEME".
Works of professional photographers from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities will be presented.
2 DAY
Bard-Song Festival "No Orientation".
Singers, authors of the songs, from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, Petrozavodsk, Samara, other Russian cities and the Ukraine will take part in the Festival.
3 DAY
Literary-Theatrical Festival.
Performances of the Theatre-Studio "BILITIS", Creative Club "Ladder" (St. Petersburg).
Literary concert of the Publishing House "Labrys"
4 DAY
5-th Russian Lesbian Conference "SHE+SHE". Topic: "Coming out".
Homosexual coming out in modern Russia.
Night Entertaining Show.
Information about the event will be given later.
5 DAY
Seminar for Mass Media "Myths and Stereotypes about Sex Minorities".
Target: myth dethronement and creating of adequate gay and lesbian image in participants’ minds.
Press Conference on the Festival Results.
Festival Organizers:
Charity Fund "Rainbow"
Organization "LesbiPARTY"
Organization "PinkStar"
FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS:
Organizations
Charity fund "Rainbow".
All-Russian lesbian organization "PinkStar".
Russian National GLBT Center "Together".
Karelian department of public organization "Circle".
Independant non-commercial women organization "Tolerance".
Publishing house "Labrys".
Creative union of socially active lesbians "LesbiPARTY".
Creative club "Ladder".
Net Projects and Mass Media
Newspaper for non-standard women "L"
E-magazine for gays and lesbians "Gayclub.Ru"
Gay Magazine "One of Us" (The Ukraine)
Gay Magazine "Kvir".
Russian national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual server Gay.Ru.
Site Youla.Ru.
Russian travesty site Travesty.Ru.
Russian national lesbian server Lesbi.Ru.
Theme portal Labrys.Ru.
Site Lestnica-club.Ru.
Official site of the organization "Pinkstar" – Pinkstar.Ru.
Law information agency "LINA"
One of the largest international acquaintance portals Qguys.Ru.
Official site of the organization "LesbiPARTY" – Lesbiparty.Org.Ru.
Internet projects, art projects, initiative groups, organizations, authors, artists, designers and everybody who is interested in the Event are welcome to join the program and take part in the Festival.
Additional details about the Festival will follow with the renovation of the information.
Pinkstar.Ru, info@lesbiparty.org.ru, osuvorova@pinkstar.ru.
Wednesday 25 January 2006
Homophobic Deputies will demand a ban on the distribution of "Brokeback Mountain" in Russia!
2006/01/25. Aleksandr Chuyev, a State Deputy from the faction "Rodina(Fatherland)" opposed wide distribution of Ang Lee’s film "Brokeback Mountain" in Russia. He called out to have the film banned or to limit its distribution.
"If the film is widely spread throughout Russia, I, as a Deputy of the State Duma, will demand that it be severely limited. I have already added changes to a bill in the Duma concerning a ban on propagating homosexuality. If I need to do it again, I will," stated Deputy Chuyev.
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"If the film is widely spread throughout Russia, I, as a Deputy of the State Duma, will demand that it be severely limited. I have already added changes to a bill in the Duma concerning a ban on propagating homosexuality. If I need to do it again, I will," stated Deputy Chuyev.
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