<p>Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had detained a transgender man and LGBT activist on suspicion of treason for allegedly donating money to support the Ukrainian army.</p>.<p>In a statement, the FSB drew attention to the suspect's gender identity, describing him as "an activist of the LGBT movement who had previously changed his gender from a woman to a man".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prisoners-in-india-5-times-more-at-risk-of-tb-lancet-study-1235637.html" target="_blank">Prisoners in India 5 times more at risk of TB: Lancet study</a></strong></p>.<p>It did not name the man, who it said was a volunteer for the OVD-Info rights organisation and ran an unspecified "anti-Russian information resource".</p>.<p>A spokesperson for OVD-Info said the organisation had thousands of volunteers and did not yet know who the arrested person was.</p>.<p>Russia increased the maximum sentence for treason to life imprisonment in April. Previously it was 20 years.</p>.<p>There was no indication that the arrested man would be charged under Russia's law against "</p>.<p><strong>LGBT propaganda</strong></p>.<p>", which effectively bans any public expression of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle.</p>.<p>President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly portrayed the acceptance of gay and transgender people in Western countries as evidence of moral decay. Draft</p>.<p>legislation</p>.<p>that would prevent people changing their gender in ID documents or undergoing gender surgery is making its way through Russia's parliament.</p>
<p>Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had detained a transgender man and LGBT activist on suspicion of treason for allegedly donating money to support the Ukrainian army.</p>.<p>In a statement, the FSB drew attention to the suspect's gender identity, describing him as "an activist of the LGBT movement who had previously changed his gender from a woman to a man".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/prisoners-in-india-5-times-more-at-risk-of-tb-lancet-study-1235637.html" target="_blank">Prisoners in India 5 times more at risk of TB: Lancet study</a></strong></p>.<p>It did not name the man, who it said was a volunteer for the OVD-Info rights organisation and ran an unspecified "anti-Russian information resource".</p>.<p>A spokesperson for OVD-Info said the organisation had thousands of volunteers and did not yet know who the arrested person was.</p>.<p>Russia increased the maximum sentence for treason to life imprisonment in April. Previously it was 20 years.</p>.<p>There was no indication that the arrested man would be charged under Russia's law against "</p>.<p><strong>LGBT propaganda</strong></p>.<p>", which effectively bans any public expression of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle.</p>.<p>President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly portrayed the acceptance of gay and transgender people in Western countries as evidence of moral decay. Draft</p>.<p>legislation</p>.<p>that would prevent people changing their gender in ID documents or undergoing gender surgery is making its way through Russia's parliament.</p>