Putin signs law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’

Vladimir Putin has signed a law which completely bans “LGBT propaganda,” as per the State Duma database.

The “propaganda” will be banned both among the underaged and adults.

Russia’s State Duma (lower house of Parliament) passed a bill banning “propaganda of non-traditional relations” and “propaganda of gender changes and paedophilia” in the third — final — reading on 24 November.

The document bans propaganda of “non-traditional sexual relations”, paedophilia, and gender changes on the Internet as well as in media, books, movies, and commercials / advertisements. Additionally, according to the law, foreign citizens could be expelled from Russia for LGBT propaganda.