LGBT activists wave their flags during a rally in Moscow, Russia in July 2020.
LGBT activists wave their flags during a rally in Moscow, Russia in July 2020.
  • Russia's top court declared the LGBTQ+ movement extremist, clamping down on gay rights under Putin.
  • Less than two days later, cops raided gay bars and clubs, documenting present customers.
  • In recent years, Russia has banned same-sex marriage and gender transition care.

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.