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Explainer: What does new ‘gay propaganda’ law mean for LGBTIQ+ Russians?

Russia has passed a controversial law banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. Here’s what you need to know

Explainer: What does new ‘gay propaganda’ law mean for LGBTIQ+ Russians?
Protesters in the Czech Republic denouncing anti-LGBT legislation in Russia | Cum Okolo / Alamy Stock Photo
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Russia’s so-called ‘gay propaganda’ law has banned the promotion of “non-traditional sexual values” to under-18s since 2013.

Now, the Russian parliament has passed an expanded version of the law that outlaws all mentions of LGBTIQ-related topics in the media – including in film, television, advertising, online and in public.

Here’s what you need to know.