In a statement announcing a lawsuit filed to the court earlier this month, the Justice Ministry argued that authorities had identified signs and manifestations of an extremist nature by an LGBTQ+ movement operating in Russia, including incitement of social and religious discord, although it offered no details or evidence.
Despite the fact that the Justice Ministry demands to label a nonexistent organization - 'the international civic LGBT movement' extremist, in practice it could happen that the Russian authorities, with this court ruling at hand, will enforce it against LGBTQ+ initiatives that work in Russia, considering them a part of this civic movement, Max Olenichev, a human rights lawyer who works with the Russian LGBTQ+ community, told The Associated Press.
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