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Elton John as Gay Propaganda in Russia

Harry Leeds Tuesday, January 21st, 2014



An Imam in Kazan had prayed to prevent Elton John from performing because of his homosexuality. This is about as peaceful and spiritual as protests get.

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Fictional Gays and Real Meteorites in Chelyabinsk

Harry Leeds Wednesday, September 11th, 2013



Chelyabinsk is about the last place in Russian you’d expect to find any kind of gay movement, and comedians have taken advantage of this.

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Sending Our Gay Students to Russia

Eliot Borenstein Tuesday, August 6th, 2013



What do we say to our LGBT students who are thinking about studying in the Russian Federation?

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