A ntroversial law preventg sharg rmatn about gay people wh children is set to apply to all.
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The European Court of Human Rights led 2017 that the 2013 law is discrimatory, promot homophobia and vlat the European Conventn on Human Rights.
The urt found that the law “served no legimate public tert, ” rejectg suggtns that public bate on LGBT issu uld fluence children to bee homosexual, or that threatened public morals.
Homosexualy was crimalized Rsia 1993, but homophobia and discrimatn is still rife. Speakg before Put signed the bill to the law on Monday, Tanya Loksha, associate Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch said: “The 2013 ‘gay propaganda’ law was an unabashed example of polil homophobia, and the new draft legislatn amplifi that broar and harsher ways.
RSIA'S PUT SIGNS 'GAY PROPAGANDA' BAN TO LAW
Muny further unrground, s opponents new law also ntas a ban on propaganda for pedophilia, and a leadg pennt news se, Mza, said the batn “looks like an attempt to put homosexualy and pedophilia the same row.
In December 2022, Rsia expand s existg “gay propaganda” law to exert ntrol over public discsns and narrativ surroundg non-heterosexual relatnships and inti.