The Russian Supreme Court has declared the so called “international LGBTQ movement” as an extremist organization and banned all activities associated with it in the country. In its ruling Thursday, Russia’s highest court found in favour of a motion filed by the Ministry of Justice which claimed the LGBTQ community risked “inciting social and religious discord”,

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as "extremists", in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions.

Russia’s Supreme Court formally declared the international LGBTQ movement an “extremist” organization Thursday, effectively banning activism for the cause in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on LGBTQ rights.