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St. Petersburg Moves To Criminalize Talking About Gay People To Minors |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Thursday, 17 November 2011
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By a nearly unanimous vote on Wednesday, lawmakers in St. Petersburg, Russia moved forward with heinous legislation that criminalizes discussing the LGBT community, rights, or anything gay-related with minors.
The bill will impose a fine of up to $1,600 for anyone who is found participating in "public actions aimed at propaganda of pederasty, lesbianism, bisexuality, and transgenderism among minors.”
Notable Russian gay activist Nikolai Alexeyev called the legislation a disgrace, saying, the anti-gay bill is being used as “the main legal reason to deny any public actions by the LGBT community," such as Pride gatherings.
If the tentatively-approved legislation is fully-enacted as expected, it will put LGBT activists in St. Petersburg in the same criminal category as pedophiles.
(Source: Washington Post)
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Wouldn't this also curb anti-gay speech as well? I mean propaganda can go either way.