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Russia Expected to OK Stricter 'Gay Propaganda' Law This Fall
Russian legislators Monday discussed amendments to strengthen the nation’s so-called gay propaganda law, and the changes are expected to be approved this fall.The current law, approved in 2013, bans the “promotion of nontraditional sexual relations” in venues accessible to minors, but the amendments would extend the ban to all ages and would also outlaw “the denial of family values.”At the session of the Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, supporters of the effort said strengthening the law will be helpful in the nation’s war against Ukraine and its battle against what it considers Western values, Agence France-Presse reports.“The special operation takes place not only on the battlefield but also in the minds and souls of people,” said Alexander Khinstein, who chairs the Duma’s information committee.Konstantin Malofeyev, a banker and media tycoon, made similar remarks. “The war is not only on the battlefield,” he said.