Russia's Supreme Court Bans "International LGBT Movement" As An "Extremist" Organization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : However, as CNN and other media outlets have long acknowledged, during Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State (under Obama), promotion of "LGBTQ" became "a core value of U.S. foreign policy".
56% : This chiefly impacts media and publications, and activist organizations and public demonstrations.
55% : The new ban is expected to take full effect by early next year - but some reports have said it is effective immediately - and while specifics haven't been forthcoming, the label would clearly give state authorities much broader powers to go after activist groups.
54% : At first this was aimed at protecting children, but the law applies among adults as well, as of a year ago.
51% : The Moscow Times has quoted the following activist in reaction to this latest planned expansion of the law: "There are still some LGBT rights activists here in Russia.

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