Russia's New Law Protecting The Rights of The LGBT Community

Gay Protesters Face Prosecution in Russia

Russia is not the kind of place where openly homosexual individuals can display their affection in public. One Russian lawmaker has passed a law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." For some people in America this is considered a scandal. I think it's quite the opposite.

Considering that the vast majority of the Russian population doesn't approve of homosexuality; this law is not surprising.

Sociologists say that tolerance (particularly to homosexual individuals) as a social phenomenon has been fading in Russia during the recent decade. The majority of respondents said in 2010 that they refused to take homosexual practice for normal relationships. Seventy-four percent of the polled said that gays and lesbians were morally perverted and mentally unbalanced individuals (68% - in 1998). Only 15 percent of Russians believe that homosexual and heterosexual individuals should enjoy equal rights in the Russian society. The research was conducted by Levada Center.

There is no scandal here, just a law that represents the majority opinion.

There would be a scandal only if Russian authorities arrested people and prosecuted them without this law in place. This law will protect LGBT individuals by letting them know that there are consequences should they do what is considered unacceptable by the majority of Russians.

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