The Russian parliament on Thursday voted in favor of a law extending the existing ban on LGBTIQ + campaigns in the conservative country.
LGBTQ + rights cannot be promoted in front of children in Russia since 2013. With this law, the ban should apply in all situations.
People who do things that are considered an attempt to promote homosexuality could be fined under this new law. This applies to expressions online, in movies and in public.
According to human rights groups, it equates to all forms of LGBTQ + expressions in public, he writes The Moscow Times.
The Russian parliament unanimously voted to extend the law. The law has not yet been officially approved and will also have to be signed by President Vladimir Putin after a few rounds of voting.
