Russia's Supreme Court bans 'international LGBTQ+ public movement' as extremist
Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled what it called the "international LGBT public movement" as extremist.
LGBTQ+ representatives warn this will lead to arrests and prosecutions of the already repressed community in Russia.
The ruling earlier this month claiming there were “signs and manifestations of an extremist nature" by LGBTQ+ “social ” in the country. No evidence was submitted to back these claims.
