Russian police raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow on Saturday as part of the government’s crackdown on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” state media reported.
Smartphones, laptops and video cameras were seized, while clubgoers had their documents inspected by officers, Russia’s Tass news agency said, citing sources in law enforcement.
The raids come exactly a year since Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the “LGBTQ+ movement” should be banned as an “extremist organization."
Do you think with state sanctioned oppression, there aren’t closeted gays pretty much everywhere? Just because they are less visible doesn’t mean they don’t exist in all walks of life.
As the other connebter mentioned, it’s likely a way to force recruitment. The higher ups don’t really care about sexuality or religion. It’s a tool of oppression.