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"In 2023, the “LGBTQ+ movement” in Russia was labelled as “extremist”. This
marked the culmination of a troubling 30-year cycle from the decriminalisation
of homosexuality in 1993, via the introduction of the “gay propaganda law” in
2013 through years of political and public discrimination against sexual
minorities.
The progression in the mistreatment of LGBTQ+ people in Russia has coincided
with the progression of Putin’s regime, which has become more autocratic. The
Russian supreme court’s recent judgment that the international LGBTQ+ community
is an “extremist” movement represents a hybrid recriminalisation of
homosexuality 30 years after the ban was removed.
From now, on identifying as LGBTQ+ is hazardous in Russia as it can be
interpreted as “participating in an extremist organisation”, which is a
criminal offence. Essentially, we are back to the situation before 1993."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
