FSB recruits trans teen in Tyumen to target LGBTQ+ community; she flees Russia

An 18-year-old trans woman from Tyumen was coerced by FSB officers into spying on LGBTQ+ individuals after they threatened her with prosecution over contacts with an anarchist group. She claims to have deceived her handlers and fled Russia. The account, if accurate, indicates FSB targeting of LGBTQ+ people as a security threat, a notable escalation in state pressure on the community.