Russia deems queer activists “foreign agents” as China shuts down LGBTQ advocacy group

Moscow opposition rally “for the social rights of Muscovites” 2 March 2013, LGBT activists
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The world’s two communist superpowers have both launched further crackdowns on the LGBTQ community as Russia deems local LGBTQ activists “foreign agents” and China shutters the country’s biggest LGBTQ advocacy group.

President Joe Biden’s firm stance in favor of LGBTQ rights stands in stark contrast to the other two nation’s leadership.

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Russian LGBT Network, lawyer Ivan Pavlov, and four of his former coworkers have been designated as foreign agents by Russia’s government, the latest in a series of measures meant to demonize and persecute LGBTQ citizens. The group, formed in 2006, has 17 chapters around the country.

The group is well known for its successful efforts to…

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