Russia's LGBT community has come under increasing ... "But there isn't a movement called the 'International LGBT public movement.' How can you ban something that doesn't exist?" ...

(Berlin) – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled today that the “international LGBT movement” is an “extremist ... the 2013 “gay propaganda” ban by extending it to cover all public ...

to recognize the international LGBT movement as an extremist organization and to prohibit its activities in Russia,” according to state news agency RIA Novosti. The four-hour hearing was held ...

Russia’s Justice Ministry filed a motion for the ban on Nov. 17 ... officials—no representatives for the “international LGBT movement” were present during the hearing.

RIGA, Latvia — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned the “international LGBT public movement ... there is no such organized movement — the Russian ban nonetheless could have sweeping ...

Judge Oleg Nefedov ruled that "the international LGBT public movement and its subdivisions" were extremist, and issued a "ban on its activities on the territory of Russia." The hearing took place ...

Russia’s top court declared the “international LGBT public movement” to be ... an application by the Justice Ministry to ban the movement in a closed hearing Thursday, state-run Tass news ...

Russia’s top court declared an “international LGBT public movement” to be ... an application by the Justice Ministry to ban the movement in a closed hearing Thursday, state-run Tass news ...

Russia’s Supreme Court has declared the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist organization ... When asked how Russia could ban an entity that doesn’t actually exist, Vitaly ...

The judge ruled that “the international LGBT public movement and its subdivisions” were extremist, and issued a “ban on its activities on the territory of Russia”. The hearing took place ...

While seemingly preposterous - given that there is no such organized movement - the Russian ban, nonetheless, could have sweeping implications for LGBT people in Russia. It could be used to ...