The text was approved unanimously by deputies in the Duma (lower house) this Thursday, 27th, and will be voted on twice more before being sent to Vladimir Putin.
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deputy of Russia passed a stricter version of the law, which “LGBT propaganda“. The text was approved by MEPs Of (House of Commons) adopted unanimously on Thursday 27th. The text bans the promotion of “nontraditional sexual relations” and is seen as a sign of strengthening conservatism in Russia amid the invasion Ukraine. The project will undergo two more votes before it is presented to the Federation Council (upper house). After approval by the legislature, the text will be sent to the President of Russia, Wladimir Putin, to say goodbye. The approved changes strengthen a 2013 law that criminalized the dissemination of what authorities consider “gay propaganda” to minors. The law also prohibits the “denial of family values” and the “promotion of nontraditional sexual orientations” to adults. In addition to advertising, the bans include “media, internet, literature and cinema”. “Films that promote nontraditional sexual relations do not receive a certificate for screening,” the Duma said. The text also prohibits “information likely to arouse a desire to change gender” directed at minors. Violators are subject to fines and foreigners who break the law can be expelled.
*With information from AFP