Russian lawmakers have proposed extending a ban on the promotion of ‘non-traditional’ sexual relationships to minors to include adults as well, a senior legislator said
Law enforcement officers block participants of the LGBT community rally "X St.Petersburg Pride" in central Saint Petersburg, Russia August 3, 2019. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File PhotoLONDON, July 11 - Russian lawmakers have proposed extending a ban on the promotion of "non-traditional" sexual relationships to minors to include adults as well, a senior legislator said on Monday.
Authorities say they are defending morality in the face of what they argue are un-Russian liberal values promoted by the West, but human rights activists say the law has been broadly applied to intimidate Russia's LGBT community.Under the proposed changes, any event or act regarded as an attempt to promote homosexuality could incur a fine.
Parliamentary Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said last week that since Russia had quit the Council of Europe human rights watchdog after sending troops into Ukraine, it would now be able to ban the promotion of "non-traditional values". Homosexuality was a criminal offence in Russia until 1993 and classed as a mental illness until 1999.
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