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Belarus Passes Bill to Criminalize 'Promotion of Homosexual Relationships'
The measure imposes fines, community labor and up to 15 days in jail, and awaits President Alexander Lukashenko’s expected signature.
- On Thursday, the Belarus parliament passed a bill to punish those promoting LGBTQ+ causes, sending the legislation to President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature.
- Lukashenko, who has ruled the nation of 9.5 million for over three decades, has long publicly mocked homosexuality, reflecting his administration's broader crackdown on human rights.
- The bill makes the "propaganda of homosexual relations, gender charge, refusal to have children and pedophilia" punishable by fines, community labor, and 15-day arrest.
- Alisa Sarmant, head of TG House, a Belarusian transgender rights group, said the law provides "legal grounds for repressions," with the group documenting at least 12 cases of persecution over the past three months.
- Fearing that Belarus is "copying Russia's sad experience," Sarmant warned the nation's security agency uses blackmail to force cooperation, creating unbearable conditions for LGBTQ+ people.
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