As the LGBTQ+ community increasingly seeks positive representation around the world, many companies are adding more queer heroes/characters to their products or services. In recent years, various queer characters have increasingly appeared in a wide variety of stories: films , books, cartoons or TV series. And Disney is just one of many companies that have also become active in positive representation of the LGBTQ+ community over the past 5 years.

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Deputy Ardak Nazarov demanded that the government develop legislation on the “ban of LGBT people” In Kazakhstan, deputy Ardak Nazarov at a parliamentary meeting called on the government to create legislation on the “ban of the LGBT community.” He believes that it is necessary to create something similar to what was accepted in Russia. In addition, he called on the government to ban the screening and promotion of films and TV series in any way related to LGBT issues.

This is evidenced by the results of a study published in the journal “LGBT Health” Queer teens are more likely to experience sleep disturbances than their heterosexual peers. The study found that they had more trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

The Kholod publication studied the decision of the Kazan court and identified the vigilant who complained about the bloggers Gelu and Haoyang. They revealed the identity of the author of the denunciation. He turned out to be a guard of an Altai temple, an opponent of abortion and LGBT people. As the publication writes with reference to the protocol, the denunciation was written by 43-year-old Vladimir Kushnerik. He works as a temple guard in Rubtsovsk, Altai Territory.

Journalist Karen Shainyan released a video where he talked about a Kazan gay couple who were subjected to repression and how homophobic laws are changing Russian society Despite the fact that the main characters of the issue were Gela and Haoyang , Karen tried to reveal the general situation in Russia after the adoption of repressive laws. The state is now desperately trying to poison society with homophobia.

We often don't think at all about how social networks can become a place of freedom for many people who do not have the opportunity to be open in everyday life. LGBTQ+ Muslims can now find safety and solidarity in accepting each other through social media and the support of us all.

The appeal hearing in the case of blogger Haoyang Xu has ended in Kazan. The Supreme Court of Tatarstan again ignored the defense's arguments and, after two minutes of decision, upheld Haoyang's deportation. According to the LGBT+ Case, according to the lawyers working on the spot, Haoyang himself was absent from the meeting. He was taken to serve his arrest in Naberezhnye Chelny, the court refused to return him for its own hearing.