On Wednesday 16th November, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill which introduces into St Petersburg Law on “administrative offences in St Petersburg” fines for “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, to minors” and “propaganda of paedophilia”: Article 71. Public actions aimed at propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality, transgenderness amongst minors. Public actions aimed [...]

I’m a big fan of the It Gets Better project and the many hundreds of videos it has produced. While the project has been hugely praised, it also has many critics. There are those who say it doesn’t do enough, that when you leave school everything, generally, gets better, and that it gets better a [...]