Public events about LGBTI issues have been banned by the authorities, an LGBTI youth support group on Facebook was prohibited, and even the colorful flag of one Russian region was audited for possible violation of the law. The beauty-or rather deviousness-of the law is in its vague definitions, which allow it to be applied to anyone or anything that relates in any way to homosexuality.Īs a result, homophobic and transphobic hysteria has broken out in Russia. Russian authorities have been looking for so-called homosexual propaganda everywhere since the 2013 passage of a law banning the “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” among minors.

Some Russian officials are incensed that Apple’s iPhone includes images of happy same-sex couples among its hundreds of beloved pictograms. Emergency Assistance and Thematic Programs.Afghanistan Human Rights Coordination Mechanism.Government Accountability & Transparency.