Today, the Russian Supreme Court declared the international LGBT movement as extremist. This effectively means that any #LGBTQ+ person in #Russia can be charged with extremism based on their identity, and could face up to 12 years in prison.

It doesn’t mean that every member of the community will be prosecuted, but no one is safe and the law will be used oppressively to punish those who speak up. And, it will be exploited by the police to enhance their metrics of "preventing extremism."