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FILE - LGBTQ+ activists display a Belarusian national flag that has become an opposition symbol, in front of a police barricade in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 6, 2020, during a rally protesting the outcome of the disputed election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to power. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - LGBTQ+ activists display a Belarusian national flag that has become an opposition symbol, in front of a police barricade in Minsk, Belarus, on Sept. 6, 2020, during a rally protesting the outcome of the disputed election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to power. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Activists display rainbow flags and a Belarusian national flag that has become the symbol of the opposition at a police barricade in Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 6, 2020, during a rally protesting the disputed election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to power. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Activists display rainbow flags and a Belarusian national flag that has become the symbol of the opposition at a police barricade in Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 6, 2020, during a rally protesting the disputed election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to power. (AP Photo, File)

Marat, a transgender man who fled Belarus and wanted to be identified only by his first name over concerns for his safety, poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Oct. 10, 2024. (Marat via AP)

Marat, a transgender man who fled Belarus and wanted to be identified only by his first name over concerns for his safety, poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Oct. 10, 2024. (Marat via AP)

Alisa Sarmant, coordinator of the LGBTQ+ rights group TG House Belarus, right, poses for photo in Warsaw, Poland, March 25, 2023. (Validated UGC via AP)

Alisa Sarmant, coordinator of the LGBTQ+ rights group TG House Belarus, right, poses for photo in Warsaw, Poland, March 25, 2023. (Validated UGC via AP)