This man refuses to let LGBTQ+ history be erased as Russia prepares to strengthen gay propaganda law

A demonstration against war of Russia with Ukraine in Saint Petersburg
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By week’s end, Russia’s infamous gay propaganda law is likely to become even stricter, and as the prospect looms, one activist is refusing to let the country’s LGBTQ+ community be forgotten.

Doctor and LGBTQ+ activist Pyotr Voskresensky opened an LGBTQ+ history museum in St. Petersburg on Sunday. And while he knows it is a risk, he told Open Democracy it would be too dangerous not to do something like this.

“I am aware that all this can end badly, so I take the risk only on myself and I don’t call anyone to get involved.”

“I’m opening the museum not because the time has come, but because time is running out.”

As it stands, Russia’s gay propaganda law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2013, prohibits the distribution of LGBTQ+ content to minors. Proposed amendments to the law make it even harsher by…

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