Going to extremes: Russian authorities’ persecution of the LGBT community has entered the realm of the absurd

Going to extremes: Russian authorities’ persecution of the LGBT community has entered the realm of the absurd

Russia designated 12+ LGBT organizations as extremist via flawed expert assessments; Ministry of Justice now pursues the "Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT People for Equality." Escalating governance arbitrariness and erosion of institutional checks create significant operational and reputational risk for tech firms operating in Russia.