Gulnara Sultanova

Gulnara Yuryevna Sultanova (Russian: Гюльнара Юрьевна Султанова; born August 23, 1975) is a Russian civilian and LGBT activist,[1][2][3] director of the International LGBT-Film Festival Side by Side and coordinator of the LGBT organization Coming Out and Russian-German Exchange.[4] Known for numerous speeches in the media in connection with human rights issues regarding gays and lesbians. In 2010 she was a member of the jury of the Teddy Award of the Berlin Film Festival.[5]

Gulnara Sultanova
Sultanova in 2009
Born (1975-08-23) August 23, 1975
NationalityRussian
OccupationCivilian and LGBT activist
Known forDirector of the International LGBT-Film Festival Side by Side
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Yuryevna and the family name is Sultanova.

References
  1. Гомофобия — смесь страха и невежества // Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  2. В Питере разрешили гей-фестиваль // Russia 2
  3. Геи и лесбиянки вступились за осужденных по 121-й статье Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine // Rosbalt
  4. ЛГБТ-кино в Петербурге // Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  5. Интервью Гульнары Султановой Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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