The number of cases of blackmail and extortion against gays and transgender people in Russia has increased tenfold over the past three years. Damir Musin, coordinator of assistance services on the Guys+ portal, which also deals with legal and psychological support for people from the LGBT community, told Sistema about this.

Collage In the book “The Church Hitchhiker” by priest Alexei Uminsky and journalist Ksenia Luchenko , published in April 2026 by Vidim books , the dismissal of a priest, a ban on ministry, and defrocking are presented as complete arbitrariness.