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Russia’s higher home of parliament unanimously voted on Wednesday to toughen a controversial legislation banning what the invoice describes as “LGBT propaganda,” making it apply to Russians of all ages.
The invoice needs to be signed into legislation by Russian President Vladimir Putin after being handed by the Federation Council. It handed the decrease home of parliament, the State Duma, on November 24.
The legislation proposes to ban all Russians from selling or “praising” gay relationships or publicly suggesting that they’re “regular.” It additionally prohibits “propaganda” of pedophilia and gender reassignment in promoting, books, movies.
The unique model of the legislation adopted in 2013 banned “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” amongst minors. Now Russian lawmakers are making use of it to adults as properly.
People who unfold what the invoice calls “LGBT propaganda” or try to take action, might be fined as much as 400,000 rubles ($6,600). Authorized entities will be fined as much as 5 million rubles ($82,100). Foreigners will be arrested for as much as 15 days or deported, in keeping with the textual content of the invoice.
“The louder they squeal within the West, the extra we are going to ensure that we’re heading in the right direction. This matter ought to change into a sin in Russia like it’s in a lot of our religions,” stated one of many Senators, Taimuraz Dzambekovich, earlier than voting for the invoice to go.
The controversial legislation was met with criticism and mock in Western international locations, together with a ruling within the European Courtroom of Human Rights in 2017 that acknowledged Russia’s “homosexual propaganda legislation” is discriminatory, promotes homophobia and violates the European Conference on Human Rights.
The invoice says that supplies revealed on-line that embrace details about pedophilia, intercourse modifications or so-called LGBT propaganda might be included within the listing of internet sites that might be monitored or blocked by Russia’s Web watchdog Roskomnadzor.
