Russia’s Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement” as “extremist”

Published by Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as “extremists”, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. The presiding judge announced that he had endorsed a request from the justice ministry to ban what it called […]

Dec 5, 2023 - 19:00
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Russia’s Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement” as “extremist”
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as “extremists”, in a move that representatives of and people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. The presiding announced that he had endorsed a request from the justice ministry to ban what it called “the international LGBT social movement”. The move is part of a pattern of increasing restrictions in Russia on expressions of sexual orientation and gender identity, including laws outlawing the promotion of “non-traditional” sexual relations and banning legal or medi…

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