Last month, the Russian parliament approved by a vote of 388-1-1 a
draft law outlawing the dissemination of “homosexual propaganda” to
minors, prompting the Obama administration to pull out of “civil
society” dialogue. The legislation, backed by the combined efforts
of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church, also would ban
public events promoting homosexual rights, charge fines of up to
$16,000 for any public displays of “homosexual propaganda,” and
block web content
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