Russia’s biggest LGBTQ+ organization is back, less than a year since Vladimir Putin’s government forced it to close, suing it for acting under “foreign influence” as part of a crackdown on gay rights. The organization’s head, Dilya Gafurova, told The Daily Beast that the Sphere Foundation is now running and it will have to operate unlicensed or the government would refuse to register the group, which was established as a new body on January 1. Gafurova said, “As somebody heading Sphere, I really would not have blamed anyone at the time who’d wanted to leave—we already had put up a good fight, had a good run while we could; I mean, we were the ones who supported the LGBT+ movement across Russia for over 11 years, and some members of our team had been public, doing advocacy and awareness-raising work, and therefore were running high personal risks. But very few did leave, our core team is preserving itself.” Despite the inability to pay salaries for the last three months and having an uncertain future, Dilya and her team have continued their work under the radar since September. On December 5, Putin signed a law that expanded Russia’s restrictions on what it calls “LGBT propaganda.” According to the new law, any action or spreading of any information which is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in public, online, or in films, books, or advertising, could result in a heavy fine.
Russian LGBTQ+ Group Shut Down By Putin Is Back From The Dead – “foreign influence” on gay rights
- Dr. Tai Houser
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