Gay rights caught up in EU-Russia geopolitics

EUObserver published a feature in May 2015 on the way gay rights in Europe had been transferred to the field of geopolitics, influencing the relations between Russia, the West and the European Union.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Despite shifts in public opinion, there is still an ‘east-west divide’ on LGBT rights in Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/despite-shifts-in-public-opinion-there-is-still-an-east-west-divide-on-lgbt-rights-in-europe/

ESO: Background information: The rights of LGBTI people in the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-rights-of-lgbti-people-in-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Russia repeats criticism on EU attitude to gay rights http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-repeats-criticism-on-eu-attitude-to-gay-rights/

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