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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by igivanov on Monday March 26, 2018 @09:38PM (#16684411)
>prosecute someone for being gay (Russia).

where do you get this outlandish nonsense from?

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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by olympus on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:59PM (#16685108)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia#National...

"Under the statute it is effectively illegal to perform any of the following in the presence of minors: hold gay pride events, speak in favor of gay rights, or say that gay relationships are equal to heterosexual relationships"

"The law subjects Russian citizens found guilty to fines of up to 5,000 rubles and public officials to fines of up to 50,000 rubles."

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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by TangoTrotFox on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @12:18AM (#16685197)
You didn't answer his question. Those are laws against promoting homosexuality - not being homosexual.
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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo... by bitumen on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @12:07AM (#16685149)
Of course just being gay isn’t a crime in glorious motherland, but promoting homosexuality is. That’s so broad that it includes being openly gay, or standing up for your rights if you’re gay. It’s sort of like saying that it’s not illegal to be alive, it’s just illegal to breath.

Typically thuggish laws from a state run by its own intelligence services-cum-mafia.

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