Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization.

Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid, local media reported.

Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ documents were checked and photographed by the security services. They also said that managers had been able to warn patrons before police arrived.

  • pelya@lemmy.world
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    When you are losing the war you started.

    Blame gays.

    When your policies fail.

    Blame gays.

    When your government is less popular than cancer.

    Blame gays.

    When you are getting mass protests.

    Blame Jews. But Jews have nukes, oops. Then blame gays!

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      No, Israel has nukes. The Jews have a space laser though, which is better. Netanyahu lost his space laser privileges a long time ago, I could maybe petition the Council to let The Gays have his time slot?

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      Well, there are plenty of gays in the society, so they usually start with blaming weak people, like sects, youth subcultures and prostitutes, then “socially weird” pastimes (like LARP`ing or video games), then immigrants, then gays, and then finally some of the ethnic minorities with citizenship.