First approval of anti-LGBTI bill ramps up state-sanctioned homophobia

By Amnesty International

Reacting to the news that Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of Parliament, has approved the first reading of a bill which extends a ban on so-called “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” to all age groups, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said: “In Russia’s new era of repression, state-sanctioned […] The post First approval of anti-LGBTI bill ramps up state-sanctioned homophobia appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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