Posted on Dec 5, 2023
Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
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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.
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.
Activists have noted the lawsuit was lodged against a movement that is not an official entity, and that under its broad and vague definition authorities could crack down on any individuals or groups deemed to be part of it.
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.
Activists have noted the lawsuit was lodged against a movement that is not an official entity, and that under its broad and vague definition authorities could crack down on any individuals or groups deemed to be part of it.
Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’
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Excellent post. Thank You for sharing this shipmate. This does'nt suprise Me another. Because Russia hasn't liked this group for awhile. :-<
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel WAKE UP AMERICA... coming to a gay bar near you if 45 is elected...
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I honestly have no problem with this. Had "the movement" kept quiet instead of forcing the government to not recognize them, they could still be themselves.
The Activists can't keep their damn mouths shut though, and have to make themselves prominent.
I would estimate that 90% of the population didn't care if you were gay or not, as long as you didn't try to force feed your queerness on the general public before "the movement". Now with all of the gender reassignment and the pride BS globally, I would say that the percentage has dropped below 50%. While that makes them a marginalized population, that doesn't give them permission to continue forcing people to accept their mental deficiencies.
I'm not anti-gay. I'm anti- everything else that has come from this movement. The allowance of moral decay by our government has given voice to mentally challenged people. Sexually deviant people. And it has no place in any moral conversatioin.
The Activists can't keep their damn mouths shut though, and have to make themselves prominent.
I would estimate that 90% of the population didn't care if you were gay or not, as long as you didn't try to force feed your queerness on the general public before "the movement". Now with all of the gender reassignment and the pride BS globally, I would say that the percentage has dropped below 50%. While that makes them a marginalized population, that doesn't give them permission to continue forcing people to accept their mental deficiencies.
I'm not anti-gay. I'm anti- everything else that has come from this movement. The allowance of moral decay by our government has given voice to mentally challenged people. Sexually deviant people. And it has no place in any moral conversatioin.
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