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“Coming Out” is a regional nonprofit St. Petersburg organization. We work for universal recognition of human dignity and equal rights of all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity by lobbying and advocacy, educational and cultural events, and providing psychological and legal services to LGBT. We base our work on the principles of openness, visibility and nonviolence. read more >>

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18.05.2012

IDAHO in St. Petersburg Celebrated Despite Attacks

Today St. Petersburg LGBT community commemorated International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia by holding an officially authorized mass rally. Over 300 people gathered in Petrovsky park in St. Petersburg. However, not all of those present came to support the ideas of  tolerance and non-violence to LGBT.

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01.05.2012

LGBT human rights abuse under the new "homosexual propaganda" law continues in St. Petersburg

Today 17 LGBT activists of St. Petersburg were arrested for carrying rainbow flags as part of the May 1st civil rights and freedom march on Nevsky prospect, city's main avenue. 

This year's May 1st march is a peaceful demonstration, permitted by the city administration. LGBT activists were marching as part of a larger "democratic" column, consisting of various democratic and civil society groups of St. Petersburg. 5 minutes into the march, police requested removal of rainbow flags. 

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23.04.2012

Police ignores the court, while the court ignores propaganda

 

The court hearing of Igor Kochetkov's case had scarcely begun when it was already over. In five minutes Igor came out of the court hall saying: "This is the shortest court hearing in my life. The witness did not show up".
This time the judge didn't have to think of a reason to postpone the hearing. 

 

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16.04.2012

Judges in St. Petersburg can't rule out on prapaganda cases

The court hearing of Igor Kochetkov and Sergey Kondrashov's cases, detained on April 7 and charged for "propaganda of homosexuality" and resistance to police ended in the hearing being again postponed.

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14.04.2012

The First in Saint-Petersburg Trial for the "Propaganda of Sodomy and Lesbianism" will be Held on April 16

The first court hearing in the in the history of Saint-Petersburg on charges of promoting homosexuality will take place on 16 April at 14:30. The defendants are chairman of the Russian LGBT Network, Igor Kochetkov, and lawyer Sergey Kondrashov. The trial will be held at 4 Sovetskaya Street, 26 (judicial section 210). After the trial, Kochetkov and Kondrashov will give remarks at a street press conference.

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