What in the World - Why has Russia’s Supreme Court labelled the LGBT movement “extremist”?

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Russia’s Supreme Court has banned the “international LGBT movement" and declared it an “extremist organisation.” The ruling does not criminalise being gay. However, it will make the work of all LGBTQ+ organizations, as well as any related political activity, difficult.

Sergei Goryashko from the BBC’s Russian service explains the reasons behind the Supreme Court ruling. We also get reactions from three LGBTQ Russians.

Finally we hear from Ksenia Kuleshova, a documentary photographer who has been working with and observing the queer community in Russia for several years.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producer: William Lee Adams, Benita Barden
Editor: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

Published on Monday, 4th December 2023.

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