Sphere Foundation LGBTQ Group Shutdown by Putin Is Back From the Dead

Russia’s biggest gay rights group was liquidated in last year’s crackdown but now they are back and determined to fight Putin’s homophobic diktats.

Ankush Kumar

Published Jan. 7 2023 11:19PM EST

230107-kuman-lgbtq-group-russia-resurrect-hero_alrddj — Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images

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LGBTQ Group Shut Down by Putin Is Back From the Dead

Russia’s biggest gay rights group was liquidated in last year’s crackdown but now they are back and determined to fight Putin’s homophobic diktats.

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Ankush Kumar