Russian City Tries to Outlaw Gay Events

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Lawmakers in St. Petersburg, Russia, have tentatively approved legislation that would prohibit gay pride parades and any public event or discussion dealing with LGBT issues that could be observed by minors.

The Moscow Times described the bill as “curiously equating such acts to promotion of pedophilia.” LGBT activists called it “medieval,” and legal experts thought it vulnerable to court challenges, but proponents said it is, if anything, insufficiently harsh. “The rising popularity of sexual deviations influences our children in a negative way,” said its author, Vitaly Milonov.

The city’s legislature passed the bill in a first reading Tuesday with a vote of 37-1, with one abstention. It needs to pass two more readings, which have not been scheduled.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/11/16/Russian_City_Tries_to_Outlaw_Gay_Events/

[provis99]

1. Isn't St. Petersburg where all the gay Russian porn comes from?

If they can make a buck off it, then it's okay?