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"Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night,
less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the
“global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.
Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a
male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug
raid, local media reported.
Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ documents were checked and
photographed by the security services. They also said that managers had been
able to warn patrons before police arrived.
The raids follow a decision by Russia’s Supreme Court to label the country’s
LGBTQ+ “movement” as an extremist organization.
The ruling, which was made in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice
Ministry, is the latest step in a decadelong crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under
President Vladimir Putin, who has emphasized “traditional family values” during
his 24 years in power."
Via Diane A.
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