We might be covering St. Petersburg Pride sooner than we had imagined thanks to a historic ruling out of the Kostroma regional court in Russia. After hearing an appeal brought forth by organizers of Moscow Pride and heroic activist Nikolai Alekseev, the court ruled that gay pride events do not constitute as "propaganda," which is banned in St. Petersburg.

A gay steward for a leading Russian airline was allegedly subjected to a bizarre anti-gay punishment after he attempted to create an LGBT support network. Details follow.  

Unfortunately we lose many strong activists because of burn out. The hours are long, the conversations are difficult and the cause becomes your life. Read more about why one of the world's most famous LGBT activist Nikolai Alekseev is stepping away.