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Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Russia is a conservative country and being gay is generally frowned upon. LGBT people
face stigma, harassment, and violence in their everyday lives.
Homosexuality isn't illegal, but promoting it (and other LGBT lifestyles) is. What constitu-
tes promotion is at the discretion of the authorities.
Moscow Pride takes place in May or June, but in recent years city officials have refused to
grant permission to assemble (despite fines from the European Court of Human Rights in
2010). Activists have been violently attacked by extremists when they attempt to carry out
their event as planned. Gay Russia ( www.gayrussia.eu ) is an advocacy group that has been
involved with the organisation of Moscow Pride and other campaigns.
That said, Moscow is the most cosmopolitan of Russian cities, and the active gay and lesbi-
an scene reflects this attitude. Newspapers such as The Moscow Times feature articles about
gay and lesbian issues, as well as listings of gay and lesbian clubs.
Visit Gay.ru ( http://english.gay.ru ) for up-to-date information, good links and a resource for
putting you in touch with personal guides.
Internet Access
Almost all hotels and hostels offer wi-fi, as do many bars, restaurants and cafes. It isn't al-
ways free, but it is ubiquitous.
Also popular is shared work space, which offers a comfortable work space, functional wi-fi,
and sometimes drinks and snacks, for a per-minute or per-hour fee.
Most hostels and hotels offer internet access for guests who are not travelling with their own
computers. Internet cafes are a thing of the past.
INTERNET
Ziferblat
( www.ziferblat.net ; per min R2)
Tverskaya ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Tverskaya ul 12c1; 11am-midnight; Pushkinskaya);
Pokrovka ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; ul Pokrovka 12 c 1; 11am-midnight Sun-Thu, 11am-7pm
Fri-Sat; Chistye Prudy).
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