Russian cops target gays after court declares LGBTQ movement 'extremist': Repercussions to be 'nothing short of catastrophic'

Cops in the Russian capital targeted gay clubs, a nightclub, a male sauna and other venues Friday after the court's decision, which effectively banned the LGBTQ community, NBC News reported on Sunday.

Few details of the deliberations by the court - Russia's highest - were made public, with authorities only disclosing that 'signs and manifestations of an extremist nature' were identified in the LGBTQ movement, including 'incitement of social and religious discord.'

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