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St. Petersburg court rules Russian gay advocacy group is a ‘foreign agent’

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THE GRAND KREMLIN PALACE, MOSCOW. President Putin with Lyudmila Putin at a party after the inauguration ceremony. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Citing the Russian laws against homosexual propaganda, and rules governing NGOs that receive foreign funding, a St. Petersburg court has ruled that the Russian LGBT advocacy group called Vykhod (Coming Out) must register itself as a "foreign agent." The group is a member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) located in Geneva, Switzerland , and is linked with the LGBT Network based in Scotland . According to Vykhod's Facebook page , Judge Naidyonova of the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg ruled the group is a foreign agent because it is “engaged in political activities on behalf of foreign countries,” and is in violation of the laws against homosexual propaganda because its activities and publications discriminate against “persons with traditional sexual orientation.” Legislation passed...

Russians overwhelmingly endorse ‘gay propaganda’ ban

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Russian Federation map (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) MOSCOW, April 19, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A proposal to outlaw propaganda from the homosexualist movement, particularly that aimed at children, has met with overwhelming approval from the Russian public. A poll conducted by state-run pollster VTsIOM , showed 86 percent of 1,600 respondents nationwide said they supported a ban on the promotion of homosexual relationships . Recently, the Russian Federation delegation at the G8 Summit refused to endorse a joint statement by foreign ministers that included “lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender” people in its affirmation of human rights. A footnote to the statement read, “The Russian Federation disassociates itself from this language given the absence of any explicit definition or provision relating to such a group or such persons as separate rights holders under international human rights law.” Sergei Ryabkov , Russia’s deputy foreign minister said that “under the pretext of protec...

Madonna may be fined if she promotes homosexual agenda while performing: Russian official

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Concert de Madonna à Paris Bercy, Août 2006 (Photo credit: johanlb ) Cover of DVD The Gay Agenda: March on Washington (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Pop singer Madonna Ciccone ’s recent promise to “speak up” for the “ gay community ” in St. Petersburg, Russia , at an upcoming performance there, has been met by a city representative who says she will be fined if she violates a city ordinance against homosexual propaganda aimed at minors. The singer, whose risqué, hypersexualized performances are supported by a large homosexual fan base, made the promise after being asked by a Russian-American lesbian activist to cancel her August concert in St. Petersburg in protest of the law, which was  recently instituted  by the city’s government. However, calling herself a “freedom fighter” who doesn’t “run away from adversity,” the singer has announced that she will “come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay community and to give strength and inspiration...

Gay activist says orientation not fixed; Russian city to outlaw promoting homosexuality

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Image via Wikipedia Image via Wikipedia St. Petersburg legislature set to outlaw promotion of homosexuality The municipal government of St. Petersburg, Russia ’s second largest city and cultural centre, is set to pass a bill prohibiting promotion of homosexuality. The bill, which prohibits “public activities promoting homosexuality,” is being denounced by homosexualist activist groups as “anti-gay” and it is being vocally opposed by the U.S. State Department . The bill proposes to outlaw the dissemination of information “which could cause damage to the health or moral and spiritual development of minors, including by inducing them to form warped perceptions that traditional and non-traditional married relations are equally socially acceptable.” If passed it would impose fines on individuals or groups promoting homosexuality, pedophilia, or “transgenderism” to minors. The U.S. State Department deplored the plans, saying, “As Secretary Clinton has said gay rights are human rights and hu...