Conditions will still need to be met for a pardon to be granted, including that the sexual activity must not have been aged 16 or under
Country's Supreme Court ordered policy change
She came Out in 2012 and began her political activist in 2014 as a member of the student-led Umbrella Movement
“For me, it was important, firstly, to give the Russian male audience the opportunity to see their ideas about sexuality from the outside"
National Assembly members described measure as 'bogus debate'
The new law will not only simplify and standardize the procedure but will also be less expensive, quicker and based on self-determination
This avoids potentially dangerous/triggering family environments instead building new connections with others who truly understand them
The survey also found that those with “less progressive” views were more “reluctant to express” them in public
Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev fled anti-LGBTQ crackdown
Proposal could pave way for marriage equality