Shaped by both Western conservatism and domestic prejudice, queerphobia in Russia is now part of the ideology of war.
- Inna Bondarenko,
- Mikhail Shubin,
- Dan Storyev
Dan Storyev is English managing editor at OVD-Info, a human rights monitor focused on Russia. Storyev is also a freelance crisis reporter who covered wars and upheavals everywhere from Washington to Kharkiv. He is based in Oxford, where he received his degree. Dan writes a weekly newsletter the Dissident Digest covering the struggle for human rights in Russia. His views are his alone and do not represent the position of OVD-Info.
Shaped by both Western conservatism and domestic prejudice, queerphobia in Russia is now part of the ideology of war.
Moscow’s relationship with the militant group Hamas is part of a Middle East strategy meant to boost its standing in the Global South: an effort that has long involved building ties with both Israel and its sworn enemies.