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| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Chechnya recriminalized homosexuality. In 2000, Chechnya became part of Russia again. This de jure legalized homosexuality, but Chechnya continues to criminalize it in practice. In 2023, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the LGBT movement as extremist and banned it. However, the court's ruling does not concern the private lives of LGBT people; rather, it concerns LGBT activists. |
| Sources | https://mondediplo.com/2018/04/11chechnya-lgbti https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/08/russia-new-anti-gay-crackdown-chechnya https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/30/russia-supreme-court-bans-lgbt-movement-extremist |
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| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Chechnya recriminalized homosexuality. In 2000, Chechnya became part of Russia again. This de jure legalized homosexuality, but Chechnya continues to criminalize it in practice. In 2023, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the LGBT movement as extremist and banned it. However, the court's ruling does not concern the private lives of LGBT people; rather, it concerns LGBT activists. |
| Sources | https://mondediplo.com/2018/04/11chechnya-lgbti https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/08/russia-new-anti-gay-crackdown-chechnya https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/11/30/russia-supreme-court-bans-lgbt-movement-extremist |