Great success!
The lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament has now passed a ban on LGBTQ+ propaganda in their country.
No more gay stuff!
From NBC News:
The lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament passed a law on Wednesday banning 'LGBT propaganda' online or in the media, mandating fines for violators and up to 10 days in jail for repeat offenders.
The legislation resembles laws passed in countries including Russia, Georgia and Hungary. It will now be sent to the Kazakh senate, where it is likely to pass.
All we're asking for is common-sense pronoun control!
Just don't shove gay stuff down our throats with obvious propaganda, it's not hard. And in Kazakhstan, it will likely soon be a jail-able offense.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, whose signature is necessary for the bill to become law, has in recent months repeatedly stressed the need to uphold what he calls 'traditional values'.
Lawmakers in parliament, which is controlled by parties loyal to Tokayev, voted unanimously in favour of the ban.
Kazakhstan is a majority-Muslim country, but homosexuality lost its illegal status in the 1990s. This law would mean that it's legal to be gay, but you better not tell anyone about it.
Kazakh Education Minister Gani Beisembayev, speaking in support of the bill, told lawmakers: 'Children and teenagers are exposed to information online every day that can negatively impact their ideas about family, morality, and the future.'
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