What is this?
The LGBT Directory is the first and only mini-app within Telegram that brings together Russian-language channels, chats, and communities related to LGBT life. It has everything—from blogs and media outlets to human rights initiatives, cultural projects, and local communities.
Also, our gay directory It's available not only on Telegram, but also on the website (which means it also appears in search results on Google, Bing, and even Yandex): https://doberman.media/gay-telegram
Home Page
The catalog grew out of a project GOGO, launched in the summer of 2025. The new version was a logical next step: it runs within Telegram and is integrated with a bot @RadioDoberman_bot and provides users with easy navigation by topic and country.
The Doberman Catalog brings together all LGBT projects, chat rooms, and media under one roof. There, you can find blogs, media outlets, activist initiatives, local communities, and even 18+ channels (without pornographic content). The main requirement is that the project be related to the life of the LGBT community and adhere to the basic principles of respect and safety.
What's New
- Easy navigation by country
- Easy navigation through categories
- Public Folder 🏳️🌈 Friends, which features a collection of verified and active projects
- The project has web version, which is indexed by Google, so your channels will be visible not only to partners but also to users from all over the world
A directory isn't just a list of links. It's an infrastructure that helps us find and support one another by bringing together LGBTQ+ media and communities in one place.
Navigation by Country
Who is it for?
The catalog was created primarily for projects related to life gay men, bisexuals, MSM, and transgender people. We only accept channels and chat rooms where the content directly relates to this audience: from lifestyle topics and media to activism, psychology, and human rights.
Why
The directory is designed to bring together the Russian-language LGBT community in one place—free of chaos, spam, and random links. It’s a navigation tool that helps you find reliable media outlets, bloggers, communities, and initiatives.
How to Get Listed in the Catalog
Any project that fits the theme can be added.
There are simple rules for all participants regarding posting ready-made posts or reposting posts from the Doberman Media channel:
Listing in the directory requires that the partner Twice a year Post about the catalog or repost an existing post from the Doberman Media channel (your choice).
Why should I place a link to the directory?
The Doberman directory is not just a list of channels. It is a living network of communities, authors, and projects united by one idea: help each other be seen. When you repost the directory or a public folder Friends, you are not advertising someone "alien". You support the ecosystem itself, in which independent media, NGOs, art projects, chats, and blogs are represented on an equal footing.
Reposts are a way to show your audience that LGBTQ+ space is much broader than one channel or project. That there are hundreds of initiatives, people, and ideas around us. And the more we talk about each other, the stronger the whole community becomes. The directory was created to go beyond the boundaries of the bubbles and bring together everyone who works with LGBTQ+ topics in Russian, regardless of country, format, or audience.
Therefore, participating in the directory is not just a link in your profile. It is a contribution to a shared space of visibility and support. The directory lives thanks to mutual support. Reposts are not a formality, but a simple way to show that you share the community's idea and are ready to be part of the common network.
If a project does not repost, it is seen as a signal that it does not want to take part in joint promotion and does not support the principle of open visibility. Over time, such projects are moved to the end of the list and can be temporarily hidden from the public section of the catalog.
This isn't a punishment. It's just that the directory is based on the idea of collaboration: if everyone only talks about themselves, the ecosystem doesn't work. But if we share our attention, everyone wins.
Public folder "🏳️ 🌈 Friends"
In addition to the main catalog, there is Public Folder “🏳️🌈 Friends" is a selection of selected channels and projects that have earned the trust of the audience. The Public Folder is a separate tool within Telegram that allows users to subscribe to multiple channels and chats at once with a single click. In our case, it's the 🏳️ 🌈 Friends — An open selection of projects from the catalog.
The public folder is constantly updated as new channels and chats are added. It serves as a showcase for projects that set the tone and shape the agenda.
A separate advertisement for the folder. A link to the public folder will be included in directory posts and on the Doberman.media website, which increases the reach and visibility of each project. This is an additional way to promote yourself and reach new audiences. Folder members can decide for themselves which channels and chats to display—they can exclude any that aren’t needed.
How do I join the 🏳️🌈 FRIENDS public folder?
The number of followers must be more than 500, and the average number of views per post must be at least 350. You need to add our official bot @DobermanPartnersBot to your channel. This bot will do it on its own 5 times a year Post about the directory and the public folder to promote the idea of openness and help the audience find other LGBTQ+ initiatives.
Adding a bot to a channel or chat
To join the folder, you need to add our official bot @DobermanPartnersBot to your channel. This bot will do it on its own 5 times a year Write a post about the catalog and the public folder.
Instructions:
1. Add a bot @DobermanPartnersBot with administrator privileges to your channel or chat;
2. You can revoke all the bot's permissions but keep the ability to manage messages(In chat rooms, you can completely revoke all permissions, since all admins in chat rooms have access to the messages);
3. Report by mail [email protected] the address of your channel or chat where you added the bot as an administrator (это важно, так как просто назначить бота админом недостаточно – с нашей стороны тоже будет настройка на постинг)
What the Partner Receives
- Visibility of LGBT projects among a broad audience;
- The opportunity to be part of an open network of initiatives;
- Participation in Doberman's joint publications and projects;
- An invitation to a private chat for sharing contact information and announcements (as well as reminders about when it's time to repost).
Principles
- Unsafe projects will not be accepted into the catalog.
- We do not post commercial advertisements or explicitly sexual content.
- The project is based on transparency, trust, and respect for the community.
- One additional link can be added to the directory (links accepted: YouTube, Instagram, X (twitter))
Form for adding a channel to the Telegram directory
For all organizational matters and confirmations:
info@doberman.media
