Articles about Russian State Duma

15 May 2013
Moscow security official: Attempts to hold gay pride march will be ‘thwarted’ 4 The Mayor's office in Moscow has refused an application to hold a gay pride even in the city later this month, security officials said because of a "negative attitude" to the application, and that attempts to hold an unofficial march will be "thwarted".
1 May 2013
Russia: Parades to demonstrate for gay rights in Moscow and St Petersburg, despite anti-gay law 18 Parades of gay rights demonstrators will take to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today, despite a law in the latter, which prohibits the "promotion" of homosexuality.
26 February 2013
Russian Foreign Minister: ‘Homosexual propaganda’ bill will protect the majority of Russians from pro-gay views 27 The Russian Foreign Minister has defended an anti-gay law which he says will protect the majority of Russians against "discrimination" from LGBT people promoting their values.
21 February 2013
Russian Foreign Ministry to investigate US lesbian ex-wives who hid relationship to adopt child 8 The Russian Foreign Ministry says it will look into a custody case of a Russian child adopted by a US lesbian former couple who allegedly hid their marriage in order to adopt the child.
13 February 2013
Analysis: Why Russia is defying the global trend towards LGBT equality 20 As several federal subjects of Russia start to approve legislation which prohibits so-called “homosexual propaganda”, PinkNews.co.uk examines what exactly is going on in one of the world’s most powerful countries.
25 January 2013
Russian national anti-gay law passes first reading 25 On Friday, the Russian State Duma adopted the first reading of a homophobic censorship bill which would impose federal sanctions for the promotion of "gay propaganda".

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