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?" ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) --Russia's highest court has ruled that "the international LGBT public movement," is an extremist organization and is, therefore, prohibited. Earlier this month, the Russian Justice ...

Russia's justice ministry has filed a motion with the country's Supreme Court to ban the activities of what it calls the "international LGBT public movement" as extremist. It is unclear whether ...

Russia's Supreme Court has recognized the ... The Justice Ministry had previously filed a lawsuit to ban the LGBT movement. As the lawsuit pointed out, various extremism-related signs and ...

Russia’s justice ministry said ... the Supreme Court to recognize the international LGBT rights movement as an extremist organization and ban its activity in Russia," it said in a press ...

The new law bans same ... this anti-LGBT bill is directly inspired by Russian legislation passed in 2013 banning LGBT "propaganda" aimed at minors. Over the years, Russia has gradually tightened ...

Floundering opposition parties struggle to balance foreign policy and domestic concerns as they seek to topple ...

The country’s pursuit of intolerant, anti-LGBT legislation decorated as a defense of traditional values has also spurred comparisons with Russia ... and which tried to ban same-sex couples ...