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Russia's Attack on LGBTQ Existence

The Kremlin has linked its war in Ukraine to a crackdown on the LGBTQ community.

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Luke Johnson
Dec 03, 2023
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An LGBT activist in St. Petersburg, Russia is attacked during picket against a gay “propaganda” bill in 2013. (Roma Yandolin/Flickr/CC 2.0)

On November 30, Russia's supreme court outlawed the "interna…

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