Russian TV Channel Fined Over Alleged LGBT Video Clip
A Russian TV channel was fined $5,500 on Friday for showing a music video by ex-Eurovision contestant Sergey Lazarev that allegedly showed same-sex couples holding hands. The move comes a day after Russia’s top court effectively outlawed LGBTQ activism, cementing a long crackdown on the community as the Kremlin pushes ultra-conservative social values. St. Petersburg’s…