Igor Kochetkov

Igor Kochetkov is well known Russian LGBT rights defender. He is chairman of the Russian LGBT Network. Together with other LGTB activists he was arrested during a peaceful May Day March in St Petersbu

Pride, prejudice — just ‘don’t say gay’ in Russia

LGBT issues have taken a battering in Russia over the last year, with a number of regions introducing repressive laws against the so-called ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. The changes are part of a wider agenda to split Russian society, whipping up feeling against people ‘not like us’, says Igor Koc

By Igor Kochetkov

/ 22 Aug 2012