About the book: 2014 / Since the adoption of a vaguely worded law banning “homosexual propaganda” in Russia Homophobic attacks, dismissals and attacks on LGBT citizens have intensified. Due to the actions of the Russian government, the level of homophobia in the country is growing every day. Today, Russia, the host of the XXII Winter Olympic Games, is in the spotlight of the international press. “Propaganda of Homosexuality in Russia” offers us a glimpse into the lives of people who, because of their homosexuality, have found themselves at the center of severe persecution and persecution. In the best traditions of samizdat, this book makes it possible to hear the voices of people who share their sincere stories about many years of devotion, search, dating, everyday life and the struggle for the right to love. The book includes interviews with the owners of the largest gay bar in Sochi, homosexual couples, who raise children in Russia, people forced to leave Russia to avoid homophobic persecution in their homeland, LGBT activists.