What Is The New Law Signed By Putin To Expand Restrictions On The LGBTQIA+ Community In Russia?

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What Is The New Law Signed By Putin To Expand Restrictions On The LGBTQIA+ Community In Russia?

Russia as a country has never been one to celebrate equality and embrace change. Their laws seem to suppress expression instead of serving people’s best interests. This includes LGBTQIA+ individuals, women, minorities, journalists and even some other sections of their society. This time, they have gone even further in their attempt to kill, what they call, LGBT propaganda. They have decided to ban LGBTQIA+ Individuals from leading an open and public life, altogether, thanks to a new law which has President Vladimir Putin’s approval.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law which not only expands restrictions on the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole but also intends to penalise and eradicate them from the Russian public.

What Does Russia’s New Law Against LGBT Propaganda Include?

The Russian government refers to the LGBTQIA+ community’s expression as LGBT propaganda and the latest law has entirely outlawed this freedom of expression. It outlaws any expression of LGBTQIA+ lifestyle, behaviour and struggle in the country. This is an expansion of the previous law that outlawed public demonstrations of LGBT propaganda that would make children aware of the same.

But, that’s not all. This law also goes on to define what would qualify as a part of the illegal and unlawful ‘LGBT propaganda’. It has been decided that actions or moves that dare to spread any information might be seen or considered as an attempt to spread information to promote homosexuality in the public sphere as well as online, or in art, films, books, advertising and even indirectly, through the word of mouth, will meet with a severe penalty and fines from the law enforcement.

The authorities were already using the existing anti-LGBTQIA+ rights to squish pride parades and marches while detaining and thrashing LGBTQIA+ community leaders and activists. But now, this expanded law can prove really dangerous for the LGBTQIA+ population of the country because it gives them the right to get rid of the population in case they choose to step out of the closet and even inch towards the pride movement.

This expansion comes as a part of the moves made by the Kremlin to exert extreme amounts of pressure on minorities and the so-called opponents of Putin, at home. It goes on to thrash non-supporters, quash independent media outlets that speak of freedom and the rights of the masses and of course, stifle the free speech of the masses. Moscow is ready to set up and push ahead a decade-long campaign to promote what it says are traditional values and according to them, none of these meets their criteria of what is traditional so, it all has to go.

The authorities intend to drive the “non-traditional” LGBTQIA+ practices and lifestyles out of the country once and for all. This means that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, asexual and transgender is basically illegal in Russia. It curbs and kills the community and these individuals from leading a vocal and public life altogether.

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This law is clearly another step towards assuring the fact that nobody dares to protest or speak out against the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. it’s safe to say the lives of minority communities in Russia are in danger.

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