We have been working to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals and to promote their full inclusion in society. To achieve this, we provide direct support to the LGBTQ+ community, raise awareness about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals, and advocate for their rights at the national and international levels.
In 2022, the maximum number of convictions under the law "Prohibition of LGBTQ+ propaganda among minors" was issued . At the end of the year, a general law on the "Prohibition of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships" was passed. Now any mention of LGBTQ+ in a positive or neutral context can lead to huge fines. In 2023, the State Duma passed a "Trans*transition ban" law that bans not only medical intervention but also the adoption of children by trans* people.
The situation of LGBTQ+ people is becoming more and more threatening every year. That is why we continue and making wider our work: support individual LGBTQ+ people by providing them with the help of psychologists and lawyers; form a positive legal practice - even if it becomes more and more difficult to do; record violations of the rights of LGBTQ+ people, and drawing attention to it.
Our work helps LGBTQ+ people have been gaining strength and capacity: in terms of fighting homo- and transphobia, networks of support, accessibility to professional aid, and even in terms of acceptance in wider circles of society. Our studies also show that LGBTQ+ people thanks to our work are becoming more open, more interested in what LGBTQ+ organizations have to say, and less prone to limit themselves to LGBTQ-exclusive spaces.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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