Russian government files lawsuit in Supreme Court, labeling LGBTQ+ movement an extremist group

The Russian government filed a lawsuit to the country’s highest court for a decision. The “international LGBTQ+ rights movement” is an extremist group.

Foreign news agencies report Russia’s Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit with the country’s highest court. on Friday, November 17, 2023, to make a diagnosis The “international LGBTQ+ rights movement” is an extremist group. It is claimed that such social movements have activities that incite social and religious discord. The Russian Supreme Court will hear the case on November 30, 2023.

The Justice Ministry said in a statement posted online about the filing that It’s because I saw it. “Signs and behavior indicating an extremist nature” in the activities of the “international LGBTQ+ rights movement” in Russia which those activities can be considered “Instigating social and religious discord”

It is not clear whether the filing of the lawsuit calls for a decision on whether The LGBTQ+ rights movement is extremist. Will it include Russia’s own LGBTQ+ movement? Or will it be filed against only international movements?

This move of the Russian authorities It is the most severe step in Russia’s decade-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights under President Vladimir Putin, who has embraced “a strong commitment to LGBTQ+ rights” in Russia. “Traditional family values” have become the cornerstone of national governance.

In 2013, the Russian government passed the first bill restricting LGBTQ+ rights, which has been called a law. “Gay propaganda” was banned from showing. In 2020, Putin pushed for a constitutional amendment to allow him to serve two more terms as president of Russia. to ban same-sex marriage as well