In a significant escalation of anti-LGBTQ measures, Moscow police have raided multiple bars and arrested the director of a gay travel agency. The raids coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia’s Supreme Court outlawing the ‘international LGBT movement.’ Authorities are targeting venues accused of promoting ‘LGBT propaganda’ and have begun prosecuting individuals associated with LGBTQ rights. This crackdown is part of a broader trend of increasing conservative rhetoric in Russia since the onset of military conflicts involving the West.