Uzbek Migrant Deportation from Russia for Skirt Review

Moscow. The lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement in Russia has been declared extremist and completely banned. Engaging in any propaganda or activity related to this is considered a serious legal offense there.

An immigrant youth from Uzbekistan has fallen into the trap of this strict law, who had to pay a heavy price for writing a review after buying a woman's skirt in an online market.

This incident occurred in September 2025. The young man, named Islamjon, had bought a woman's leather skirt from Russia's popular online shopping platform 'Wildberries'. After buying the skirt, he posted a written review with a photo of himself on the platform.

In the photo, he was wearing the skirt himself. In the review, he jokingly wrote, 'Excellent skirt! It not only hides my body's flaws but also the fact that I am a boy.'

His photo dressed in a woman's skirt and the joke went viral online, but it attracted the attention of Russian authorities. Islamjon realized his mistake and immediately removed the post and photo.

However, it was too late by then. Russian police took him into custody and registered a case against him for promoting and propagating non-traditional sexual relations and attitudes.

During the court hearing, Islamjon admitted his mistake. He pleaded with the judge not to deport him from Russia and to let him go with only a સામાન્ય fine. However, the Russian court refused to show any sympathy in his defense.

The court found him guilty, sentenced him to five days of detention, and ordered him to be forcibly deported from Russia immediately after completing the sentence. He has recently been sent back to Uzbekistan from Russia.