Lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in Russia face solid obstacles to enjoying their fundamental legal rights to dignity, health, training, information, and relationship.

Lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in Russia face solid obstacles to enjoying their fundamental legal rights to dignity, health, training, information, and relationship. Russia’s “gay propaganda” law is really a classic illustration of governmental homophobia. It targets vulnerable sexual and gender minorities for political gain. When Russian president Vladimir Putin finalized the federal …