Find the postcards next to queer literature. One of the novels, Pioneer Summer, has been used as “evidence” in an ongoing “LGBT extremism” case against 3 employees of a Russian publishing house. Learn more about hate crimes and the consequences of Russian anti-LGBTQIA+ laws: greyrainbow.dataout.org

On the bookshop wall, you can see several “postcards” with Russian cityscapes overlayed with real court excerpts describing hate-motivated attacks. You can collect a copy of the Places of Interest postcard by donating any amount to Dataout. The exhibition runs until 5 December.

Russian discriminatory laws provide perpetrators with opportunities and justification for hate crimes. We will continue documenting the consequences of laws that put the lives of LGBTQIA+ people in danger. Your donation will help us do that: dataout.org/donate/

Perpetrators from different Russian regions, in big cities and smaller towns, began mentioning anti-LGBTQIA+ laws during crimes or in court in recent years. They use the discriminatory laws to threaten the victims and justify their violence. We found seven such cases across Russia.

We uncovered the first known case in which a perpetrator used the "LGBT extremism" law as a tool of extortion. By examining court rulings, we also identified several instances where perpetrators referenced the "gay propaganda" ban.