Posted on 11/17/2023 9:08:22 PM PST by FarCenter
Russia's justice ministry said it had "lodged an administrative legal claim with the Supreme Court to recognise the International LGBT public movement as extremist and ban its activity in Russia."
The ministry did not specify whether it was seeking the closure of any specific groups or organisations, or if the designation would apply more broadly to the LGBTQ community, causes and individuals.
The proposed ban is the latest in a long-standing crackdown against LGBTQ people in Russia, which has escalated since Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine last February.
Russia has used the extremist label against swathes of rights organisations and opposition groups, opening up their members to criminal prosecution.
The justice ministry accused the "LGBT movement operating on the territory of the Russian Federation" of "various signs and manifestations of extremism, including incitement to social and religious hatred".
It did not specify what exactly it meant by that movement, but said a court hearing was scheduled for November 30.
The head of the Sphere human rights group, which advocates for the Russian LGBTQ community, criticised the announcement.
"Russian authorities are once again forgetting that the LGBT+ community are human beings," said Sphere head Dilya Gafurova, who has left Russia.
Authorities "don't just want to erase us from the public field: they want to ban us as a social group," Gafurova added.
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Supporting(heart) anti-US totalitarian countries like China, Iran or Russsia is moronic just because they have one good law.
This is why Russia is the enemy.
I lifted it right off of You-Know-Who’s daily spam thread.
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There will ALWAYS be some here supporting Globo-Homo. We’re stuck with it...
“which has escalated since Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine last February.”
It’s hard for soldiers to shoot straight while looking to see who’s coming up on their rear while holding their soap on a rope.
Are you gay?
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