Tambov

Officials in Tambov, Russia, block gay events

After initially giving a verbal OK, city officials in Tambov, Russia, reversed course and officially blocked the city’s first planned gay demonstrations Oct. 9.

Anti-gay Russian governor will not be prosecuted

Authorities in Russia’s Tambov region decided July 28 not to prosecute Gov. Oleg Betin for saying to a newspaper: ”Tolerance? To hell! Faggots should be torn apart and their pie…