The most popular LGBT website in Russia was blocked without warning on Sunday night.

BlueSystem.ru was reportedly visited by more than 100,000 people daily and was the biggest news and dating portal on the internet for Russia’s LGBT community.

On another website, the editors of BlueSystem wrote: “The Kremlin is afraid of gays. On the eve of the State Duma elections, the Kremlin mobilized its repressive machine and blocked the most popular Runet gay site.”

Tanya Lokshina, Russia program director for Human Rights Watch, told The Daily Beast: “LGBT resources get blocked as part of a broader crackdown on freedom of expression online. The authorities are also attempting to shut down Children-404 (Deti-404), an online support group for LGBT teens.”

While BlueSystem can still be accessed outside of Russia it was apparently caught up in a sweep by media watchdog Roskomnadzor that took down a duo of gay porn sites.

Russia is routinely ranked very poorly for its treatment of LGBT people. The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) ranks Russia in 48th place out of 49 European countries for their promotion of LGBT rights, according to The Daily Beast.

(pictured: Rainbow crosswalk outside of the Russian Embassy in Finland)

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