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Russia used its LGBTQ+ “propaganda” law to arrest a man seeking sex in private
Is it now a crime in Russia to have private relations with another adult?
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Russia arrests TikTok couple for violating “gay propaganda law”
“We were very scared … it became a living hell,” one of the men said.
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Russian festival changes name to avoid breaking anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda law
A Russian politician mocked the theatre’s decision to change its festival name…but also showed that he knows nothing about the LGBTQ+ flag.
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Vladimir Putin signs law effectively outlawing public expressions of LGBTQ+ life in Russia
The new law extends existing restrictions that previously only applied to children to Russians of all ages.
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Russian leaders want to expand its “gay propaganda” ban to include adults
The law bans gay propaganda to minors. Now a Russian lawmaker wants to ban pro-LGBTQ speech directed at people of any age.
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Idaho passes Russian-style gay propaganda law that would jail librarians for “objectionable” books
The bill is similar to Russia’s “gay propaganda” law that allows librarians, teachers, bookstore owners, and students to be prosecuted for disseminating anything that portrays LGBTQ people in a positive light.
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Photographer defies Russia’s hateful “propaganda” law with portraits of gay countrymen
He and his photo subjects risk arrest, fines and possible imprisonment.
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Russia is using a dirty trick to kick LGBTQ websites off of the internet
Russia’s nasty 2013 law banning “gay propaganda” has found a clever way to prosecute and silence LGBTQ organizations.
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Anti-LGBTQ official calls for authorities to investigate Netflix for promoting “gay propaganda”
The streaming giant has not commented publicly, but reportedly reviewed their content and doesn’t believe any of it violates the law.
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Authoritarian thug Putin thinks transgender rights are a “crime against humanity”
Putin knows a thing or two about crimes against humanity and cancelling others — he’s been doing both for years.
