Russia has officially added the “international LGBT movement” to a list of terrorist and/or extremist organizations alongside organizations such as ISIS.The Supreme Court of Russia officially made the decision to categorize the LGBT movement as an extremist and/or terrorist organization last November for its role in “inciting social and religious discord”, according to Human Rights Watch, but it has only now added it to the country’s official list of organizations.

Upon the categorization of the LGBT movement as an extremist organization, it immediately became illegal in the country to finance or participate in the LGBT movement, as with other extremist/terrorist organizations. This includes waving a rainbow flag—an action that has resulted in at least three court cases that have been tried this year. One woman was even detained for five days for wearing rainbow-colored earrings earlier this year.

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