Russia’s State Duma has approved a bill imposing steep fines for propaganda promoting non-traditional sex, child sexual exploitation and information capable of provoking sex reassignment surgery, according to Russian news agency Tass. .
Previously, the Russian Code on Administrative Violations provided only for liability for homosexual propaganda among minors, but now these provisions have been significantly expanded.
“Propaganda is defined as the dissemination of public information or actions “aimed at forming a non-traditional sexual orientation”, its “attractiveness” and a “distorted understanding of the social equality of traditional and non-traditional sexual relations”, if these actions do not have a criminal element Fines for individuals will range from 50,000 to 100,000 rubles (approximately $850-$1,650), for officials – from 100,000 to 200,000 rubles (approximately $1,650-$3,300) and from 800,000 to 1 million rubles (about $13,200-$16,500) for legal entities.
He noted that “propaganda against minors will result in even heavier fines. They will range from 100,000 to 200,000 rubles for individuals, 200,000 to 400,000 rubles (about $6,600) for officials and 1 million to 2 million rubles (about $ 33,000) or suspension of operations for up to 90 days.” for legal persons.
