Current Version
| Region | Transnistria |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Feb 12, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Any public expression of support or sympathy for members of the LGBT community could be punishable by fines, arrest, or even imprisonment. A bill banning “propaganda of homosexuality” was submitted to the TMR’s “Supreme Council” on February 12, 2024. Its authors claim that the purpose of the law is to protect “traditional family values” and “the moral health of the nation. Absurdly, they even dared to claim that the law does not violate human rights but only regulates the field of education and information. |
| Sources | https://lgbti-consortium.org.ua/en/media/u-nevyznanomu-prydnistrov-yi-planuyut-zaboronyty-propagandu-lgbt/ |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Special Status | N/A | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 12, 2024 |
| Description | N/A in Transnistria | Any public expression of support or sympathy for members of the LGBT community could be punishable by fines, arrest, or even imprisonment. A bill banning “propaganda of homosexuality” was submitted to the TMR’s “Supreme Council” on February 12, 2024. Its authors claim that the purpose of the law is to protect “traditional family values” and “the moral health of the nation. Absurdly, they even dared to claim that the law does not violate human rights but only regulates the field of education and information. |
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| Sources | https://www.strasbourg-europe.eu | https://lgbti-consortium.org.ua/en/media/u-nevyznanomu-prydnistrov-yi-planuyut-zaboronyty-propagandu-lgbt/ |
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