Why has Russia鈥檚 Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement 鈥渆xtremist鈥�?
Some LGBT Russians told us they鈥檙e questioning their future in the country.
Russia鈥檚 Supreme Court has banned the 鈥渋nternational LGBT movement" and declared it an 鈥渆xtremist organisation.鈥� The ruling does not criminalise being gay. However, it will make the work of all LGBTQ+ organizations, as well as any related political activity, difficult.
Sergei Goryashko from the 麻豆社鈥檚 Russian service explains the reasons behind the Supreme Court ruling. We also get reactions from three LGBTQ Russians.
Finally we hear from Ksenia Kuleshova, a documentary photographer who has been working with and observing the queer community in Russia for several years.
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