The magistrate of judicial district No. 463 in Troitsk has fined Anton Evdokimov, a resident of New Moscow, 100,000 rubles (approximately US$1,100) for a post in which he admitted to creating the “LGBTQ+ extremist organisation.” He is currently being held in a pre-trial detention centre in connection with another case. Telegram channel “Crime 6.21” and “Mediazona” drew attention to this.
The man was found guilty under the article on the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations (Part 3 of Article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The basis for the charge was two posts on Evdokimov’s VKontakte page on 6 December 2023—just a week after the non-existent “LGBT movement” was declared an extremist organisation.
The first post attributed to the man was a photo of a rainbow flag; the second was a tongue-in-cheek confession by Evdokimov in which he claimed he had founded the “LGBTQ+ extremist organisation.” According to the court’s decision, the man gave four approving assessments of the movement.
“Well, since LGBT has been banned, I have to come clean—I AM THE FOUNDER AND MAIN ORGANISER OF THE EXTREMIST ORGANISATION—LGBTQ+! I studied at a lyceum called ‘Rainbow’… that’s where they recruited me, and now I’m exposing all the homophobes to the Rainbow! Every time a homophobe looks at a rainbow—they get a tickling sensation in their arse and start craving to suck cock! It’s all my doing!) I’ll lure everyone into this lair! Boo! Beware, FSB suckers—waiting for you with a dumbbell—we’ll do some squats!,” wrote Anton Evdokimov.
At present, Evdokimov remains in a pre-trial detention centre on charges of “justifying terrorism” (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) over a post about the Crimean Bridge explosion. According to the court ruling, the day before his flat was searched—on 22 October—law enforcement officers found LGBTQ+ publications on his page. A relative of Evdokimov told OVD-Info that he had taken part in protests more than once, and that the case was initiated against him following a report from an unidentified individual.
Asya Sokolova for OVD-Info
The adoption of the “LGBT propaganda” law marked not only widespread censorship but also intensified repression against LGBTQ people and the organisations that support them. With the designation of the “International LGBT Movement” as an “extremist organisation,” this pressure has increased once again.
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