Russia’s Anti-Gay Legislation and the Sochi Olympics – by K. Scott Kohanowski

by CBJC StaffFebruary 14, 2014

Russia recently passed legislation that bans “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors.” What speech and activities constitute propaganda are unclear, and the law has been implemented to ban not only gay pride parades but also any demonstration raising awareness of the plight of LGBT people in Russia. The law has had the secondary effect of inciting violence against the LGBT community by placing an official stamp of disapproval on it.

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