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In a near unanimous vote on Wednesday, the St. Petersburg city parliament passed the first draft of a law that would ban what the Russian press has labeled "homosexual propaganda."

Life in Russia

"We are in the twenty-first century now and we have international scientific organizations providing unambiguous explanation of the phenomena under discussion.... I was offended when my son was equated to a pedophile by the law, homosexuality - is a kind of a norm, and pedophilia - is a disease."

Life in Russia    Community

Pavel Samburov, the "Chief of the Arts" at the Rainbow Association, has told the Gay.ru about his informal group of gay activists, who are the core of the weak queer community of the Russian capital.

Life in Russia    Lesbian

Elena Botsman - this name is so long known in the community that it can be compared only with the names of Debryanskaya and Gusyatinskaya. And today her club is the destination for hundreds of girls and women from Moscow and the province...

Life in Russia

Although the majority of internet-users agree that " Livejournal" has faded away, Russian users are still reading and enjoying it. We have chosen the most interesting blogs and asked their authors to tell about their online diaries.

Life in Russia    Lesbian

More and more people go to pair dance studios to learn skills of tango, salsa, hustle dances. Very often this move totally changes their lives. But where to go to learn dancing for two ladies? Well, Moscow has a place to go - it is "3dance studio" - the first dance school for special girls, as we are. Its organizers - Las and Dem tell to the "Pinx" paper how they have managed it.

Life in Russia    Family

Same-sex marriage will never be a reality in Russia, assure sociologists from Saint-Petersburg. But one should not seek the cause of this in vague hindrances of the conservative Russian society.