Bans On Homosexual Propaganda
Since 2006, nine regions have enacted a ban on so-called propaganda of homosexualism. The laws of eight of them include administrative sanctions and/or fines. Some bans also forbid so-called propaganda of bisexualism and transgenderism. As of December 2012 these regions are:
- Ryazan Oblast - since March 22, 2006
- Arkhangelsk Oblast - since September 30, 2011
- Kostroma Oblast - since February 28, 2012
- Saint Petersburg - since March 30, 2012
- Magadan Oblast - since June 29, 2012
- Novosibirsk Oblast - since July 2, 2012
- Krasnodar Krai - since July 19, 2012
- Samara Oblast - since July 20, 2012
- Bashkortostan - since August 4, 2012. Bashkortostan is the only region where the law does not include any kind of administrative sanctions or fines.
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“Propaganda has a bad name, but its root meaning is simply to disseminate through a medium, and all writing therefore is propaganda for something. It’s a seeding of the self in the consciousness of others.”
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