On Lesbian Visibility Day, April 26, the Cheers Queers community will hold a public talk “We Are: The Presence of Lesbians in Public Space Today.” Famous lesbians will discuss online how to remain visible amid homophobic repression in Russia. The meeting will take place from 19:00 to 21:30 Moscow time on YouTube. The link to the broadcast will appear in the community on Instagram before the start.

Netflix has announced the release of the second season of Heartstopper, a queer teen drama. According to the synopsis, the lives of the main characters are gaining momentum: Nick and Charlie are trying to figure out their relationship, Tara and Darcy are making plans for the future, and Tao and El are trying to understand whether their friendship can be something more.

The US House of Representatives passed a bill to protect women and girls in sports, causing a storm of public reactions across the US. This law would prohibit trans women athletes from participating in girls' teams at schools and universities that receive federal funding. The bill, HR 734, was introduced by Florida Republican Gregory Steube and passed by a party-line vote of 219 to 203. 13 deputies did not take part in the voting.

We are increasingly beginning to encounter censorship from the Russian authorities in relation to the LGBTQ+ community. It all started with a book (?) The summer of 2022 showed that homophobic politicians are quite serious about future restrictions on positive representation and overall visibility of queer people in Russia.

Netflix is ​​reuniting Power Rangers and this time it will feature LGBTQ+ characters. David Yost, the original Blue Ranger from Power Rangers, will return in a Netflix reunion special called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, David shared his impressions that the continuation of the cult story will finally include queer characters. He noted that adding such an element is an important step so that viewers see representation of the community.

This story has been going on for several weeks, but is finally coming to its happy ending, where the guys have a safe future. You've definitely heard about Gel and Haoyang lately. All possible media outlets wrote about the gay couple, and not only Russian-speaking ones - the story became too loud. Today we propose to remember how it all began and how it ends in between. They are ordinary guys from Kazan.

The story of Gela and Haoyang begins to look like a fairy tale with a happy ending. But this is more than a fairy tale, it is a precedent! “Look! There, along the way, you can get to paradise,” says a breathless guy in a telegram “circle”, discussing the endless Turkish stairs with his partner. This video would be an inconspicuous post by two gay bloggers, if not for everything they had to go through before it.