#WORLD #WORLDWIDE #RUSSIAN #Allout #LGTBQ+ #Gay #News #Journal #Update - Remember me?

Dear friends –

It's been a while since I last reached out for help. I'm still fighting for justice, after over two and a half years of persecution from Russian authorities just for drawing a picture of LGBT+ families and some feminist body positivity comics.

Now, they even labeld me as a "foreign agent" and I need your urgent help again because in about two weeks I might be sent to prison for more than three years.

You are my last hope! More than 170,000 people have already signed my petition.

Their support has meant the world to me. But now I need some extra help.

This is your last chance to help me get the word out about my story!

Can you add your name too and support me now?

Thanks for going All Out,
Yulja

SOURCES:

● Feminist and LGBT Rights Activist on Trial in Russia – HRW, 16 June 2022

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Dear friends –

See the drawing above? The Russian text says "Family is where love is. Support LGBT+ families." I made it last year to support a same-sex couple who had to flee Russia with their two adopted children after being targeted by the authorities.

After I shared the picture and other drawings promoting inclusivity on social media, the authorities brought trumped-up charges against me for violating the Russian "gay propaganda" law and distributing pornography, fined me 50,000 rubles (around 800 USD), and put me under house arrest. And just a few days ago I heard that new charges have been brought up against me. I could face up to six years in prison.

I won't let Russian authorities intimidate me, but I need your help. By signing my petition you can really help bring attention to my case.

Help me fight back – ask the authorities to drop the charges and to put an end to Russia's "gay propaganda" law.

Last year was pretty hard. A thug, who says he's leading a "moral jihad" against LGBT+ people, forced me to close my youth theater project over security concerns.

And then, I learned that my name was on an anti-LGBT+ blacklist – just like Elena Grigoryeva, who was brutally murdered near her home in St. Petersburg.

Instead of making sure I stay safe from these threats, the authorities decided to attack me, too – and prosecuted me for supporting rainbow families.

As an activist, I know I'm not the first person to be targeted under the "gay propaganda" law. But with your help, I might be the last.

If enough people speak up, the charges might be dropped – and the "gay propaganda" law abolished once and for all.

All Out members – including you – jumped into action before to help us here in Russia. Can you do it again? Sign my petition today.

Thanks for your support,

Yulja Tsvetkova

SOURCES:

● Russian LGBT Activist Under House Arrest is Facing New Charges – HRW, 22 January 2020
● Russian Activist Faces Unfounded Pornography Charges – HRW, 3 December 2019