People, not extremists. Novaya Europe declares solidarity with the LGBT community in Russia — Novaya Gazeta Europe

Photo: Igor Russak/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Today, the Supreme Court, at a suit filed by the Ministry of Justice, recognizes LGBT as an “international extremist movement”. Millions of people, whose identity will be recognized as a crime against the state, will fall under punitive legislation. The extremist status will lead to a ban on the display of LGBT-related symbols. Violators will be fined and imprisoned: for “participating in t…