Homophobic Propaganda

Homophobic propaganda is propaganda based on negative and intolerant attitudes towards homosexual and sometimes other non-heterosexual people. Such propaganda supports anti-gay prejudices and stereotypes, and promotes social stigmatization and/or discrimination. The term homophobic propaganda was used by the historian Stefan Micheler in his work Homophobic Propaganda and the Denunciation of Same-Sex-Desiring Men under National Socialism, as well as other works treating the topic.

In some countries, some forms of homophobic propaganda are considered hate speech and are prohibited by law. In Russia, such propaganda can also be treated as illegal, because laws in Russia explicitly prohibit hate speech against any social group (not explicitly mentioning sexual orientation), and LGBT can be considered as distinct social group. But law specialists generally agree that in Russia the law is not working from a practical standpoint. Cases of criminal punishment for anti-gay, nationalistic or other xenophobic hate speech are rare in Russia.