The State Duma accused the United States of interfering in the affairs of the Russian Federation for criticizing the ban on the LGBT movement

State Duma Deputy Vasily Piskarev commented on the statement of US Assistant Secretary of State Jim O’Brien that the ban on the “international LGBT social movement” “undermines the protection of human rights.” According to Vasily Piskarev, such a statement by the American side is not only interference in the internal affairs of Russia, but also a “gross distortion of the facts.” Deputy’s statement published press service of the State Duma commission to investigate interference in internal affairs.

Jim O’Brien’s statement was made on the social network X (ex-Twitter). In his post, Mr. O’Brien wrote that the decision of the Russian authorities “causes deep concern.” “It gravely undermines human rights protections for LGBTQI+ Russians and threatens the rights to freedom of speech, expression and assembly for all Russians,” he wrote. His statement was also widespread press service of the US Embassy in Moscow.

Vasily Piskarev said that the Supreme Court’s recognition of the LGBT movement as extremist “only dotted the i’s,” since such decisions “are already enshrined in our laws and in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.” According to him, “promoting the LGBT agenda” is aimed at undermining Russian statehood, as well as “destructing the spiritual foundations of society.”

“It is significant that the media and non-governmental organizations controlled by the United States and its allies simultaneously repainted their logos in rainbow colors, fulfilling the agenda set from Washington and Brussels,” the deputy said. According to him, readers of these media “began to unsubscribe en masse from those who suddenly became rosy.”

Attached to the press service message is a link to plot “Channel Five” entitled “Who imposes non-traditional relationships on children and what is behind this?” It talks about how members of the LGBT community are represented in Western culture. In particular, the plot touches on modern film adaptations of children’s fairy tales, and also talks about the transgender Barbie doll, created in 2022 in the image of activist Laverne Cox.

On November 30, the Supreme Court of Russia, following a lawsuit from the Ministry of Justice, declared the international LGBT social movement extremist. There was no defendant in the case; only representatives of the Ministry of Justice were present in the hall. The meeting was held behind closed doors. The Ministry of Justice filed the lawsuit on November 17 in connection with “various signs and manifestations of an extremist orientation,” including “incitement of social and religious hatred.”

Read more in the Kommersant article. “Strong Rainbow Squeeze”.

Polina Motyzlevskaya