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| Region | Sankt-Peterburg |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Mar 17, 2012 |
| End Date | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Description | On February 29th 2012, a law was approved in Saint Petersburg that banned the "promotion of homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality" to minors, taking effect on March 17th. A federal law across Russia with similar provisions would be passed in 2013. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120313202247/http://top.rbc.ru/society/11/03/2012/641148.shtml https://www.iwwit.de/en/hiv-in-life/st-petersburg-bans-homo-propaganda/ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/repression-and-gay-rights-russia/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2020.1740686 https://www.mic.com/articles/58593/putin-s-war-on-gays-a-timeline-of-homophobia https://home.crin.org/latest/russia-gay-propaganda-law https://www.pilar.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Populizam_12.pdf |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Mar 17, 2012 |
| End Date | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Description | On February 29th 2012, a law was approved in Saint Petersburg that banned the "promotion of homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality" to minors, taking effect on March 17th. A federal law across Russia with similar provisions would be passed in 2013. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120313202247/http://top.rbc.ru/society/11/03/2012/641148.shtml https://www.iwwit.de/en/hiv-in-life/st-petersburg-bans-homo-propaganda/ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/repression-and-gay-rights-russia/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21599165.2020.1740686 https://www.mic.com/articles/58593/putin-s-war-on-gays-a-timeline-of-homophobia https://home.crin.org/latest/russia-gay-propaganda-law https://www.pilar.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Populizam_12.pdf |