MOSCOW — (11-30-23) — The Supreme Court of Russia outlawed the “LGBT Movement” organization on Thursday, designating it an extremist group. The anti-LGBTQ ruling also affects subsidiaries of the LGBT Movement, the court announced, without naming specific organizations. The lawsuit originally filed earlier this month by the Russian Justice Ministry, argued that the “LGBT Movement” [...]
MOSCOW — (11-27-23) — The Russian Justice Ministry announced on Nov 17, it had filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to label the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist group, and to outlaw its operations in the Russian Federation. In a statement posted on the state's official website, the ministry said that “the LGBT [...]
MOSCOW — (07-17-20) — Russia's president Vladimir Putin is moving forward with targeting LGBTQ people over protests, same-sex marriage and gay adoption. Putin promised during his last presidential campaign to crackdown on the LGBTQ community and now he is ready to put that promise to work. “The bill ends the practice of marriage between persons [...]