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Anti-gay legislation in Russia

June 11, 2013

The Russian parliament has passed legislation banning the distribution of 'homosexual propaganda.'

Russian gay rights activists shout during their protest action outside the lower house of Russias parliament, the State Duma, in Moscow, on June 11, 2013. Russia's parliament debated today a law introducing steep fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual "propaganda" to minors, a measure critics fear will be used to justify the repression of gays amid rising homophobia in the country. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV (Photo credit should read KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Russian parliament has passed legislation banning the distribution of 'homosexual propaganda.'

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