A trans man is being held in “inhuman and degrading conditions” in Russia on a more than decade-long treason sentence after donating money to a bank account in Ukraine. Mark Kislitsyn, an LGBTQ+ activist from Moscow, was sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony by the Moscow City Court in 2023 for sending ₽865 […]

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Former first minister and staunch LGBTQ+ ally Nicola Sturgeon has issued a grave warning about how future generations will look back at the way trans folks are being treated in society, as she announces she is to step down as an MSP. The ex-Scottish National Party leader – who resigned as FM in March 2023 […]

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