On the Kinopoisk service owned by Yandex, an administrative protocol was drawn up on the “demonstration of LGBT people” by minors on the Internet (part 2 of article 6.21.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Mediazona drew attention to the materials of the administrative case in the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow.
Punishment for legal entities under this article is a fine from 1 million to 4 million rubles or suspension of activities for up to 90 days. What exactly was the reason for the protocol is unknown.
Roskomnadzor has drawn up 33 protocols for online cinemas and TV channels since the adoption in the Russian Federation of a law banning “LGBT propaganda,” said State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein. In particular, the RKN had questions about Premier and Start online cinemas, as well as the Megafon operator. By the beginning of June, 19 protocols on “LGBT propaganda” among minors had also been filed with the largest Russian online cinemas. Thus, the court imposed a fine on the Tricolor Kino and TV online cinema under a protocol on an administrative offense in the amount of 1.2 million rubles.
On December 5, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning "LGBT propaganda". There are no precise definitions in this law, and in fact it applies to a person with any orientation. For example, it can attract people who openly talk about their unwillingness to have children – “childfree”. For more details, see the article “ Judges and policemen will decide on the spot”. Under the “gay propaganda” law, even childfree people can be fined .”
On June 14, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill banning "sex change" (this is the wording used by the authorities to describe certain stages of the transgender transition) through a surgical operation and changes in the passport. The State Duma has already made a statement that “sex change is a myth,” leaving an exception only for children with congenital anomalies. Experts working with LGBTQ+ people explained to The Insider that the State Duma uses the incorrect and transphobic term “sex change”, and also wants to pass the toughest version of the bill, which will ban absolutely everything for transgender people: from changing documents to surgical procedures. This will eventually lead to the emergence of an underground surgical market and an increase in cases of gender dysphoria (stress and feelings of dissatisfaction with the assigned gender role).
