"We're Anti-Trans To Save And Protect The Gays"
On November 17th, the Russian state petitioned the Supreme Court to ban the "international LGBT public movement" , due to its purported "extremist activity". In the least unsurprising outcome in a country where what the state wants (and especially the man in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin), it gets, only 13 days later, the Court agreed and outlawed this 'organisation' and its activities . What does this all mean? Who knows, and that's the point. It can then be used in any circumstance for any reason, and against anyone usually for internal distraction, and given the history of state (and even vigilante) repression and violence against LGBTQ+ people in the country, it likely will. It will chill any societal expression, leaving LGBTQ+ interactions either in private homes or driven underground. A day later, Western media reported that even that wasn't safe, as bars were being raided, however this itself is not anything new. And Russia have gone after LGBTQ...