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| Region | Kostromskaya oblast' |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| End Date | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Description | In 2011, Kostroma began drafting laws banning "homosexual propaganda" to minors with the laws passing in 2012. Kostroma became the third region to ban such and protests against the law were met with arrest. In 2013, a federal law would pass banning "homosexual propaganda" across all of Russia. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140413201325/http://center.ria.ru/politics/20111227/82582754-print.html https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/repression-and-gay-rights-russia/ https://sputnikglobe.com/20111226/170502621.html https://www.codastory.com/polarization/gay-propaganda-law-spreads/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2020.1740686 |
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| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| End Date | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Description | In 2011, Kostroma began drafting laws banning "homosexual propaganda" to minors with the laws passing in 2012. Kostroma became the third region to ban such and protests against the law were met with arrest. In 2013, a federal law would pass banning "homosexual propaganda" across all of Russia. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20140413201325/http://center.ria.ru/politics/20111227/82582754-print.html https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/repression-and-gay-rights-russia/ https://sputnikglobe.com/20111226/170502621.html https://www.codastory.com/polarization/gay-propaganda-law-spreads/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2020.1740686 |