Since Russia's Supreme Court banned the "global LGBT movement" last year, owners and employees of gay clubs in four different Russian cities have been regularly prosecuted. The morning after Halloween, Kirill stepped out of a police cell into the frost in Yaroslavl, wearing only a dress and high-heeled shoes. While another drag artist was singing the legendary rock group Leningrad's song "You're Beautiful as Jesus", policemen burst into the club and started pinning people to the floor. They lined up the performers and organizers, took them to the police station and refused to allow them to remove their make-up or change into ordinary clothes.
Social media videos from the Arma nightclub formerly Mutabor showed club-goers sitting on the dancefloor while riot police walked around shouting orders. Another video showed people being walked out of the popular Mono gay club in central Moscow with their hands above their heads, with a police van parked outside. Authorities also reported that Inferno Night was selling alcohol illegally. The Kremlin has ramped up its conservative rhetoric since launching its military assault on Ukraine almost three years ago, casting the conflict as a battleground against the West and its values.
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. A group of roughly 20 neo-Nazis tried to force their way into a gay club in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, according to security camera footage obtained by U. LGBT site Pink News. The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs told PinkNews that assailants threw a smoke bomb and firecrackers into the Pomada Club.
Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist. T he October evening was warm and sunny. At about 7pm, two young men stepped out of the Tepláreň bar on Zámocká Street in the centre of Bratislava, to sit on a concrete bench and drink lemonade. Matúš, 23, had just arrived in the Slovakian capital to study Chinese.