Russian anti-LGBTQ law

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The anti-LGBTQ law in Russia, also known as the anti-gay law in Russia, formally Law for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating a Denial of Traditional Family Values, is a law of Russia. It was unanimously passed by the State Duma on 11 June 2013 (with only one member abstaining—Ilya Ponomarev), unanimously passed by the Federation Council on 27 June 2013, and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on 30 June 2013. The stated purpose of the Russian government for the law is to prevent the presentation of the LGBTQ community as a normal part of Russian society under the argument that LGBTQ rights in Russia contradict traditional Russian values. The statute amended the Russian law On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development and the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, to prohibit the distribution of "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships" among minors. This definition includes materials that...

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