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>prosecute someone for being gay (Russia). where do you get this outlandish nonsense from?

• olympus 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia#National_laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia#National... "Under the statute it is effectively illegal to perform any of the following in the presence of minors: hold gay pride events, speak in favor of gay rights, or say that gay relationships are equal to heterosexual relationships" "The law subjects Russian citizens found guilty to fines of up to 5,000 rubles and public officials to fines of up to 50,000 rubles."
  • TangoTrotFox 9y ago
    You didn't answer his question. Those are laws against promoting homosexuality - not being homosexual.
• bitumen 9y ago
  Of course just being gay isn’t a crime in glorious motherland, but promoting homosexuality is. That’s so broad that it includes being openly gay, or standing up for your rights if you’re gay. It’s sort of like saying that it’s not illegal to be alive, it’s just illegal to breath. Typically thuggish laws from a state run by its own intelligence services-cum-mafia.
  • igivanov 9y ago
    Perhaps some research is in order before you start frothing at the mouth at evil Russia. Only "propaganda among minors" is an offence but it is not a criminal one. Not sure anyone has even been found guilty of it in the years since the law was enacted.