Russia bans LGBTQ+ movement for “extremism“

Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday (November 30) 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. A Reuters reporter in court heard it announce that it had approved a request from the justice ministry to recognize what it called “the international LGBT social movement“ as extremist and to ban its activities. 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 medical changes of gender. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #russia #lgbtq