Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of LGBTQ “propaganda” in a final reading Thursday, as Moscow presses ahead with its conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
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Moscow already has a law against “propaganda” directed at minors regarding LGBTQ relationships. The new bill would broaden that rule to adults. The legislation still needs to be backed by the upper house and Putin before becoming law, but those steps are seen as a formality.‘Absurd law’ Soloviova said she and other activists expected “more pressure on activists, an increase in the number of blocked websites… and widespread censorship in the media, movie and other industries”.
“These legislative developments fuel homophobia and further deepen the harsh repression of any critical and alternative discourse in the context of Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine…,” it said in a statement.
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