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A Russian court has banned LGBTQ groups from operating across the country and said gay activists should be classed as extremists.<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court in Moscow <\/strong>declared LGBTQ<\/strong> activists should be banned from taking part in campaigning in Russia, sparking fears gay people will be rounded up and thrown in jail.<\/p>\n

The landmark ruling today effectively outlawed LGBTQ activism, in another step Russian authorities have taken in recent years against gay, lesbian and transgender rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The legal request was made by the justice ministry earlier this month, in a move to shut down those pushing for increased rights for the community.<\/p>\n

In the filing, it was claimed “signs and manifestations of an extremist nature” by an LGBTQ “social movement” had been discovered operating in Russia<\/strong>, including “incitement of social and religious discord”.<\/p>\n

However, no evidence of this was submitted to the court as part of the government department’s case.<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court took just over two hours to issue its ruling, after opening its session at 10am local time (7am UK time).<\/p>\n

The proceedings took place behind closed doors and no media were inside the court during the deliberations, but reporters were allowed in to hear the decision.<\/p>\n

It is the latest move in a pattern of increasing restrictions in Russia on expressions of sexual orientation and gender identity, including laws outlawing the promotion of “non-traditional” sexuality and banning legal or medical changes of gender.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the Kremlin adopted the first legislation restricting LGBTQ rights, known as the “gay propaganda” law, banning any public endorsement of “non-traditional sexual relations” among children.<\/p>\n

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Then in 2020, constitutional reforms pushed through by President Putin<\/strong> to extend his rule by two more terms, also included a provision to outlaw same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n

After sending troops into Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin ramped up its comments about protecting “traditional values” from what it called the West’s “degrading” influence.<\/p>\n

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Vladimir Putin, expected shortly to announce that he will seek a new six-year term as leader in March, has long sought to promote an image of Russia as a guardian of traditional moral values – in contrast with a ‘decadent West’.<\/p>\n

In a speech last year, he said the West was welcome to adopt “rather strange, in my view, new-fangled trends like dozens of genders and gay parades” but had no right to impose them on other countries.<\/p>\n

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters before the court decision was announced that the Kremlin was “not following” the case and had no comment on it.<\/p>\n

Alexei Sergeyev, an LGBT activist in St Petersburg, said in an interview earlier this month after the filing was made on 17 November: “Of course it’s very alarming, and I don’t remember the threat ever being so serious and real.”<\/p>\n

More than 100 groups are already banned in Russia as “extremist”, including the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious movement and organisations linked to opposition politician Alexei Navalny<\/strong> – all leading to arrests of activists.<\/p>\n

Sergeyev said activities such as psychological and legal support, or even “meetings where you can just sit and drink tea”, would be driven underground, depriving many LGBTQ people of support.<\/p>\n

He added: “They will either commit suicide or simply be in some terrible state – their life will be shortened and their health will deteriorate, they will drink and smoke more, and so on, somehow trying to escape from this reality.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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