Susie Armitage
8 BuzzFeed International Posts We Loved This Week
The Dress tore relationships apart, but these posts will join us back together in global harmony. On the menu: "apology sausage," tacos de lengua and an entire jar of ghee.
Susie Armitage
A Lesbian Nightclub In Russia Is Being Investigated After A Kissing Selfie Went Viral
One of club's owners caused a stir earlier this month when a selfie she took kissing her girlfriend with an anti-LGBT lawmaker in the background went viral.
Susie Armitage
Russians Burned Effigies Of President Obama At A Pancake Festival This Weekend
Maslenitsa, or "Pancake Week," celebrates the end of winter in Russia and Ukraine. This year, with relations between Russia and the West at a historic low, some revelers got political.
Susie Armitage
Pussy Riot's First English Song, "I Can't Breathe," Pays Tribute To Eric Garner
"We’ve known, on our own skin, what police brutality feels like and we can’t be silent on this issue," the group told BuzzFeed News.
Susie Armitage
The Most Popular American Actor In Russia Came Out And His Co-Star Isn't Happy About It
Odin Biron, who plays the American son of gay dads on a popular Russian TV show, came out as gay. His Russian co-star, who has called for burning LGBT people alive, "hit his head against the wall and cursed fate."
Susie Armitage
A Pro-Putin Art Collective Held An Anti-Ukraine Exhibit In Moscow
Nearly a year after protesters ousted former President Viktor Yanukovych from Ukraine, a Moscow art group showed history from the Kremlin's point of view.
Susie Armitage
One Of Russia's Last Independent TV Stations Is Going Off The Air
"I cannot say who exactly is annoyed with our reports but certain law enforcement agencies send letters about us to the top," TV-2's editor-in-chief said.
Susie Armitage
This Shadowy Group Is Targeting Russian Teachers Who Support LGBT Rights
The group says it will continue to "raid" schools "where the rights of children and families may be violated."
Susie Armitage
Two Women Kissed On A Plane To Piss Off Russia's Leading Anti-LGBT Lawmaker
A lesbian couple flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg were seated near one of Russia's staunchest anti-LGBT lawmakers, so they decided to show him how they feel.
Susie Armitage
Leader Of Support Group For Russian LGBT Teens Fined For "Gay Propaganda"
Russia's federal communications agency called her approach to supporting vulnerable Russian teens "amateurish."
Susie Armitage
Russia Could Blacklist "Undesirable" Foreign Organizations
Foreign groups deemed "undesirable" could have their assets frozen and their Russian employees could face fines and prison time, leaving human rights organizations deeply concerned.
Susie Armitage
Russia Bans People With "Gender Identity Disorders" And "Disorders Of Sexual Preference" From Driving
A new list of disorders that can disqualify people from driving ranges from "transsexualism" to "sadomasochism."
J. Lester Feder
Attackers Storm Gay Nightclub In Southern Russia
The attack left four people injured, local media reported.
Susie Armitage
Report: Anti-LGBT Violence Has Increased In Russia Since "Propaganda" Ban
Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that Russia has been unfairly labeled as anti-LGBT. A new report from Human Rights Watch paints a starkly different portrait.
Susie Armitage
Emails Show "Pro-Family" Activists Feeding Contacts To Russian Nationalists
"The empire strikes back :)" Emails posted online by mysterious leak publishers suggest a concerted effort to "push the pro-family worldwide movement."
J. Lester Feder
Latvian Ruling Party Official Resigns After Praising Nazi Extermination Of Gays On Twitter
"Thank God — at one time, the Germans shot them. It improves fertility," Unity Party official Inga Priede tweeted.
J. Lester Feder
How Russia Betrayed Central Asia’s LGBT Community
Russia is leading a global anti-LGBT push, but it was once a refuge for LGBT people from more conservative countries around the region. One man who fled tells his story to BuzzFeed News.
Susie Armitage
Russia Cuts Sentence For "Occupy Pedophilia" Leader
Anti-LGBT figure Maxim Martsinkevich will now serve just under three years for extremism.
Susie Armitage
Latvian Foreign Minister Confirms He Is Gay
The announcement made waves in the former Soviet republic and across its border with Russia.
J. Lester Feder
Ukraine's LGBT Community On Edge After Film Screenings Attacked
Kiev's oldest movie theater was set on fire last week while an LGBT film was playing. Men in camouflage tried to stop a second screening days later.
Susie Armitage
