INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
new bill would expand the ban to content aimed at all age groups
Activists say the bill, if passed, will effectively outlaw any display or mention of LGBT relationships and lifestyles on public
platforms.The bill, passed in the first reading by the lower house of parliament, or State Duma, would also expand the list of information
organizations.The bill now must pass two more rounds of voting in the lower-house State Duma and one in the upper-house Federation Council
relations" toward minors, a move seen as part of the Kremlin's wider conservative agenda
punishable by a fine of up to 1 million rubles ($17,200) or up to 15 days in jail.Homosexuality was a criminal offense in Russia until 1993
and was classified as a mental illness until 1999.
