Russia Outlaws All Gay, Lesbian and Trans Porn

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed yesterday explicitly homophobic legislation, widely banning in the entire country the public expression of LGBTQ identity — reclassified as “propaganda about nontraditional sexual relations” — including all adult content featuring gay, lesbian and trans sexualities.

The new law outlaws the distribution of “propaganda nontraditional sexual relations”  in all media, advertising, movies or on social media.

The legislation had passed Russia’s Parliament — the Duma — by a vote of 397 to 0 on Nov. 24, the New York Times reported today.

Although all pornography is already technically illegal in Russia, adult content is overtly produced in the country, including the depiction of LGBTQ sexual acts. The new law adds another layer of prohibition for the latter, which can now be selectively enforced by authorities. Russian authorities have routinely used anti-sex laws to target specific political dissidents for non-sex related reasons.

Putin, the New York Times explained, “has long cast LGBTQ life as a…

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