Russia Gay Marriage

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalise gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin.

The US Supreme Court's move to legalize gay marriages triggered heated debate in Russia today, with one MP saying Facebook should be blocked while a senator urged the adoption of the US army's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

A Russian lawmaker, who has strongly backed anti-gay legislation, said Facebook should be shut down in Russia over its support for the US Supreme Court's decision to legalise same-sex marriage.

Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage.

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law introducing stiff fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia.

In more than five years as one of Russia's most vocal gay rights campaigners, Nikolai Alekseyev has been publicly insulted, repeatedly arrested, and pelted with everything from eggs to fists.Now, Alekseyev says, he was kidnapped by people he believes to be members of Russia's security services and held for two days at different locations outside Mo...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalise gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin.

The US Supreme Court's move to legalize gay marriages triggered heated debate in Russia today, with one MP saying Facebook should be blocked while a senator urged the adoption of the US army's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

A Russian lawmaker, who has strongly backed anti-gay legislation, said Facebook should be shut down in Russia over its support for the US Supreme Court's decision to legalise same-sex marriage.

Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage.

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law introducing stiff fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia.

In more than five years as one of Russia's most vocal gay rights campaigners, Nikolai Alekseyev has been publicly insulted, repeatedly arrested, and pelted with everything from eggs to fists.Now, Alekseyev says, he was kidnapped by people he believes to be members of Russia's security services and held for two days at different locations outside Mo...