INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the ministry said in a statement.It was not immediately clear how Russian authorities are expected to prove the existence of an organized
facing numerous social challenges
Over the past few years, LGBT organizations have endeavored to address these issues within an extremely hostile environment
prominent LGBT activists still inside Russia told The Moscow Times, speaking on condition of anonymity due to fearing for his life in the
prosecution.Homosexuality was a crime in Russia until 1993, and it was regarded as a mental illness until 1999.LGBT rights have come under
and lifestyles to people of any age.On Monday, a representative of the Justice Ministry defended its human rights record at the UN, saying
threaten traditional values.Putin indirectly addressed the issue later Friday, saying at a cultural forum in St
