Russian authorities raid gay clubs, bars, saunas following LGBTQ+ ban Moscow authorities carried out raids on gay nightclubs, bars, and saunas in the city center on Friday night, following Russia's Supreme Court decision to label the international LGBTQ+ movement an "extremist" organization the previous day. Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted LGBTQ+ parties, under the pretext of a drug raid. Eyewitnesses reported that clubgoers' documents were checked and photographed by the security services. READ ALSO: Over my dead body will I support...