What is "gayrussia.ru"

LGBT Human Rights Project GayRussia.Ru (Gayrussia.ru) is an LGBT Advocate organization in Russia. It is the organizer of numerous public actions in Russia, the most famous being the Moscow Pride and the Slavic Pride. It also sponsored the documentary Moscow Pride '06. From November 2008, Project GayRussia.Ru extended its advocacy work in Belarus where it launched the Slavic Gay Pride movement with its local partner Gaybelarus.by

Its website www.gayrussia.ru is a bridge between the Russian speaking LGBT community and the rest of the world featuring Russian LGBT news in English and World LGBT news in Russian. It is also being used to advertise the campaigns and the advocacy work of the organization. www.gayrussia.ru is a frequently read webside about LGBT rights issues in Russia.

Project GayRussia.Ru tracked and revealed the homophobia of various Russian politicians and public figures, especially of the City Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov. The page gives also practical advice for visiting Russia.