Rsia's nasty 2013 law banng "gay propaganda" has found a clever way to prosecute and silence LGBTQ anizatns.
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'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY
In December 2022, Rsia expand s existg “gay propaganda” law to exert ntrol over public discsns and narrativ surroundg non-heterosexual relatnships and inti.
In 2013, the Kreml adopted the first legislatn rtrictg LGBTQ+ rights, known as the “gay propaganda” law that banned any public endorsement of “nontradnal sexual relatns” among mors.
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