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A Russian court has ruled that Coming Out Russia, an LGBT educational and advocacy organization based in St. Petersburg, must registere as a foreign agent, according to the group's Facebook page.
"The label 'foreign agent' on all the public materials of the organization would be a sign for wider society that the idea of protecting the rights of LGBT people is something 'foreign,' and therefore unnecessary and even harmful," reads a post on the group's Facebook page. "An organization registered as a 'foreign agent' would also be subject to extra governmental audits, and further measures that would limit its capabilities to work."
Coming Out Russia says it will appeal the decision. The ruling as reported by the organization comes little more than a year since the enactment of Russia's draconian nationwide ban on so-called gay propaganda, which prohibits positive speech about LGBT people in any venue that might be visible to minors.
Coming Out Russia did not directly mention the ban on "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" as the source of the initial complaint, but reports indicate that the antigay law has created an untenable situation for LGBT Russians of all ages since its enactment in 2013.
http://www.advocate.com/world/2014/07/24/russia-declares-st-petersburg-lgbt-group-foreign-agent
Behind the Aegis
(53,944 posts)Well, any Russian gays here? I can tell you all about what it means to be treated as someone more loyal to another country, though I am not sure which gay country we have. Anyone know? Do they have nice beaches?!
William769
(55,144 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)By people who purport to be 'progressive.'
William769
(55,144 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)which I always thought was how the fascist right rolled . . .
William769
(55,144 posts)sakabatou
(42,146 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)KNR
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)You may do to Putin what you will.
William769
(55,144 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Ugh. Russia cries out for a freely elected government!