Russian LGBTQ+ activists describe a climate of fear amid new laws, court rulings

FILE – LGBTQ+ activists wave flags at a rally in Moscow on July 15, 2020. FILE – LGBTQ+ activists hold a rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow on July 15, 2020.

In the year since Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlawed any promotion of LGBTQ+ rights, activists say they are experiencing a climate of fear and intimidation in the country.