#LGBT RIGHTS IN RUSSIA

Left-to-right: Dmitry Medvedev, former president of Russia responsible for establishing Roskomnadzor; Brokeback Mountain film poster; Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photos: PAP/EPA/EKATERINA SHTUKINA / SPUTNIK / GOVERNMENT PRESS SERVICE POOL MANDATORY CREDIT; BLT Communications, LLC, via impawards.com; PAP/ EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Russia imposes complete ban on gay cowboy film Brokeback Mountain

Russia has imposed an outright ban on the 2005 award-winning film Brokeback Mountain, by making it impossible to even download pirated versions of the film.