Mikhail Tumasov

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Mikhail Tumasov is a Russian LGBT activist.[1] In 2011 he founded the Avers LGBT movement in Samara in response what was known as the 'Milonov law', which banned “propaganda of homosexuality”.[2] He previously worked with the Interregional Movement of the Russian LGBT, and is now the network director for the Russian LGBT Network.[3][4] In 2012, he was attacked with acid after coming out to a friend.[5]

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  1. ^ Arco, Rufino (November 29, 2018). "Mikhail Tumasov y los derechos LGTB+ en Rusia". La Mirada Común. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oksana Berezovskaya, head of the LGBTI movement Avers, (Samara)" (Press release). Amnesty International. Premium Official News. June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Power, Shannon (November 17, 2017). "Six injured after man throws 'acid' at LGBTI activists in Moscow". Gay Star News. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Helping Russian LGBTs". GCN. October 28, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Ivashchenko, Yuri (November 3, 2015). "Drawing to Go on Living". The Russian Reader. Retrieved May 16, 2019.


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