The Russian government is pursuing charges against film database Kinopoisk, accusing them of distributing LGBT propaganda in violation of anti-perversion laws.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.
Putin has long waged a political war against LGBT activists in Russia, and his allies have in the past cited the movement's success in the U.S. as an excuse for expansive actions.as a reason to pass it in November. "He cited data from opinion polls, according to which 16% of Europeans aged 14 to 29 identify themselves as LGBT," the Duma reported at the time. "And in the U.S. state of Maryland, the number of students who have not decided on their gender due to the promotion of non-traditional relationships has grown almost six times in two years and today makes up 45% of all students in the state.
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