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Sergey Gortov · 3 August 2026

10 days for cat ears. In Moscow, a candidate for municipal deputies was arrested because of a rainbow print. He said that the police beat and strangled him

Earlier, Doberman.media reported that a femboy candidate for municipal deputies Daniil Neonov was detained in Moscow. So,...

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Sergey Gortov · 28 July 2026

In Moscow, femboy candidate for municipal deputies Daniil Neonov was detained

On July 28, Daniil Neonov, a candidate for the Council of Deputies of the Shchukino district, was detained in Moscow. Around 12:50...

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Sergey Gortov · 21 July 2026

In Russia, the first verdict in the case of the "LGBT community" was appealed

The defense of the defendants in the first criminal case in Russia "on organizing the activities of the LGBT extremist community" filed an appeal...

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Sergey Gortov · 19 July 2026

From shocking to brutality: how the scandal around CHA U KAO changed the face of Alexei Zhidkovsky

On July 18, 2026, one of the most discussed events took place at the VK Fest festival in Moscow...

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Sergey Gortov · 17 July 2026

Seven years for drag shows. In Orenburg, the first real sentences were issued in the case of "LGBT extremism"

The Central District Court of Orenburg issued a verdict in the first criminal case in Russia on "LGBT extremism". Owner, administrator...

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Culture

Siaržuk SDWSK · 16 July 2026

"Secret cells" and lists for destruction. How the Russian authorities turned the country's largest publishing house into an "extremist community" because of queer literature

An unprecedented campaign to clean up the book market is unfolding in Russia, which experts are already calling "a new level of censorship"....

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News

Sergey Gortov · 13 July 2026

The EU has imposed sanctions against VK and the Max messenger Brussels believes that they help the FSB monitor Russians and suppress the opposition

On July 13, 2026, the European Union expanded the sanctions lists to include the VK holding and the company Communications...

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Persons

Siaržuk SDWSK · 12 July 2026

"Only if Alla Pugacheva returns." Makeup artist Robert Minasyan on working at Channel One, returning to Russia and the LGBT community

Robert Minasyan is a makeup artist from Yerevan, who has worked with Alla Pugacheva, Angela Merkel, Tom Hanks, Matt...

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Sergey Gortov · 8 July 2026

"Men's gossip has reached a new level": two journalists discussed the state of Russian social and cultural life

Journalist and media manager Renat Davletgildeev, in an interview with Ilya Varlamov, dissected the current state of the Russian secular and cultural...

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News

Sergey Gortov · 30 June 2026

The Russian cosmetics brand CHA U KAO was fined 2.5 million rubles for "LGBT propaganda". Alexey Zhidkovsky is the ambassador of their line of lip glosses

A court in Moscow fined the NuoLab company, which created the Cha U Kao cosmetics brand, for 2.5 million rubles...

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Sergey Gortov · 30 June 2026

Seven years for the right to be yourself: The tragedy of the Orenburg bar Pose

Russian law enforcement practice in relation to the LGBTQ+ community has reached a new, frighteningly harsh level. June 29, 2026...

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Sergey Gortov · 4 June 2026

Mizulina asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check Sobchak's interview with Sinyak for LGBT propaganda

Ekaterina Mizulina asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check Ksenia Sobchak's interview with blogger Igor Sinyak for LGBT propaganda...

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