In the near future, Nika Odinokova will face another trial, this time for “LGBT propaganda.” Fem and MOGII+ activist Nika Odinokova published a photo of herself against the backdrop of a trans* flag several years ago, while participating in an online flash mob. A week ago, an administrative protocol was drawn up for this publication regarding the “demonstration of extremist symbols.” The court hearing took place on July 31.

Anti-war activist, political prisoner and open lesbian Sasha Skochilenko may end up on the prisoner exchange lists between the United States and Russia. Such speculation stems from the fact that several people have disappeared from prisons in Russia and the United States. As Ideal.Realii writes , more than five convicted Russians have disappeared from the database of American prisons. Perhaps Russia will also exchange two spies convicted in Slovenia.

Mathematician, anarchist and bisexual Azat Miftakhov remains in a pre-trial detention center in the Sverdlovsk region. He learned about a possible exchange of political prisoners between five countries from a telephone call. A message about this appeared in the Telegram channel of Azat’s support group FreeAzat! Against the backdrop of the latest news about political prisoners, we inform you that Azat now continues to remain in pre-trial detention center-4 in the city of Kamyshlov.

Berlin studio Narra and the cooperative of independent journalists “Bereg” made a documentary about the Soviet sexologist Igor Kon. The film “Why I swam against the current” will be released in September, and the entire August will be available with a paid subscription to “Medusa”. In the mid-1980s, Igor Kon became the first and for a long time the only sexologist in Russia.

How a young Australian cheated the system for the luxurious life of a gay man in the capital We weren't all born rich and successful—even those of us lucky enough to live in the free world. This is what happened with today’s hero of our crime column. Just imagine: are you a young gay party boy? Don't have enough money for clubs and new clothes? No problem! You can steal this money! This is exactly what our hero today, Dwayne Antohado from Australia, reasoned.

Telling stories of people who emigrated Emigration is often accompanied by fear and uncertainty. Many people decide to take this step by applying for humanitarian visas or refugee status. But our hero, Vit, took a different path: he went to Germany under a government volunteering program. Wit told our team how volunteering helped him integrate into German society, find a boyfriend, and understand what it means to be openly gay in a European country. Can you please tell us about yourself?