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.

    • @kttnpunk
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      131 year ago

      I was too poor for it to be a option personally, I’m still trying lol. Leaving a country isn’t exactly a easy, straightforward thing.

      • floppade [he/him]
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        21 year ago

        Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s an option for me to leave at all. But I can set up a “station” for people passing through on their way out.

      • @[email protected]
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        -71 year ago

        Exactly my point. Canada is also stupid expensive compared to the US with no good jobs to pay for it.

        • @yuriy
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          31 year ago

          Oh that’s your point?

          • @[email protected]
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            1 year ago

            Yeah nobody is moving here because it’s no better here. People who say they are moving to Canada have done zero research

    • Flying SquidM
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      121 year ago

      Oh, okay. No reason to worry then.

    • @dragonflyteaparty
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      Oh, so you checked up with every person who said they’d move and you personally know that they didn’t?

    • @Perhapsjustsniffit
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      81 year ago

      We had loads of Americans move to our part of Canada from Trumpistan. They even stayed after he was voted out. Some good people.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      Lots of people have been moving across the border for residency. Canadian politicians have been complaining about it.