Woman in Russia Jailed for Wearing Rainbow Earrings

Unprecedented discrimination escalates Russia’s persecution of the LGBTQ+ community

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On January 31st, a woman was found guilty of wearing the symbols of an “extremist” organization in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The symbol was a rainbow in the form of frog-shaped earrings. Though the rainbow flag is well-known as…