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.

  • @Jonna
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    1 year ago

    While voting is a necessary but insufficient way to combat fascism, 96% of voting Ukrainians choosing to not support fascism is a good indicator that fascism is NOT on the agenda in Ukraine. A fascist coup by that 2% supporting fascism would be opposed by the vast majority of Ukraine.

    You completely ignore that fact with your hardon for attacking the identity of persons chosen by the Ukrainians.

    Edit to explain: I made no argument on what Zelinsky as a Jew or the Muslim cabinet member would be politically, which would be identity politics. This statement of fact (Zelinsky is Jewish) was relevant to the political preferences of the Ukrainian people. Fascists don’t choose Jews and Muslims to represent them.

    Zelinsky is a pretty terrible neoliberal, and I’m not actually a fan. But I am a fan a national self determination. So was Lenin.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 year ago

      You completely ignore that fact with your hardon for attacking the identity of persons chosen by the Ukrainians.

      this is a spurious accusation and you should apologize

      • @Jonna
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        11 year ago

        Removed by mod

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          my issue isn’t with an election. it’s with the legitimizing of armed Nazis in the military.