page_title: Gayrussia.ru
section_title: LGBT news agency
hierarchical_section_title: Gayrussia.ru / LGBT news agency
caption_attribution_description: English: Screenshot of the website Gayrussia.ru
context_page_description: Gayrussia.ru is an LGBT rights organization based in Moscow, Russia. It has organised numerous public actions in Russia, the most famous being Moscow Pride and Slavic Pride. It also sponsored the documentary Moscow Pride '06. In November 2008, Project GayRussia.Ru extended its advocacy work into Belarus where it launched the Slavic Gay Pride movement with its local partner Gaybelarus.by.
  Its website www.gayrussia.ru features Russian LGBT news in English and World LGBT news in Russian. It is also used to advertise the organization's campaigns and advocacy work. The website www.gayrussia.ru is frequently read by those seeking news about LGBT rights issues in Russia.
  GayRussia.Ru tracked and revealed the homophobia of various Russian politicians and public figures, including the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov.
  The page also gives practical advice for visiting Russia.
context_section_description: Project GayRussia.Ru operates as an informal news agency, providing information directed to the LGBT community in English and in Russian. This channel also served to publicise the activities of the organization. As of December 2008, Project GayRussia.Ru reported the publication of over 5,000 articles and had received 10 million hits on its website.
  In Russia, its news is often republished by news agency Interfax, radio Echo of Moscow, and internet portal Lenta.ru, and Newsru.com.
  Outside Russia, its news is republished by news agency AFP, AP and numerous LGBT magazines and internet portals such as Tetu, E-llico Illico, Yagg (France), The Advocate, 365gay.com, Queerty (USA), (UK), Pinknews (UK).
  In 2005, Project GayRussia.Ru established a partnership with the LGBT news site UKGayNews.
  In 2009, Project GayRussia.Ru established a partnership with Gay-Radio.ru, the main Gay Radio broadcast in Russian over the Internet.
  In 2010, Project GayRussia.Ru launched an online radio GayRussia-radio which is available on stream on its Internet page.
caption: Screenshot website Gayrussia.ru[1]
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