All Out helped provide direct support to protect LGBT+ Russians from Putin’s persecution

On 2022, a devastating new anti-LGBT+ “propaganda law” was passed, criminalizing the mere mention of LGBT+ lives in Russia.

And not long after in 2023, legal and medical care for transgender people was outright banned.

Our partners at Coming Out, a Russian LGBT+ rights organization, could provide direct support to those impacted by these horrible laws. But they needed help to fund it.

That’s why, in September 2023, All Out helped Coming Out to raise funds to provide direct support to LGBT+ Russians facing threats to their basic human rights.

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Thanks to the donations of All Out members, we were able to raise enough money to ensure the project's operation.

Now, Coming Out can:

• Defend LGBT+ Russians in a court of law, striving to reduce the conviction rate under the "propaganda law.”
• Conduct consultations and webinars to explain Russian laws to LGBT+ people so they know their rights.
• Provide free psychological support for LGBT+ people who may be facing a crisis or recovering from trauma.
• Assist with emigration for those who have the opportunity to leave the country for somewhere safer.

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