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Re:Stephen Fry: Putin is making scapegoats of gay people, ju... by guard-of-terra on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @10:08AM (#6172900)
Why would they? It's not a crime to be gay. The crime is "gay propaganda" (that is, anything that publicly references gays basically).

You're not helping anyone by spreading FUD.

Re:Stephen Fry: Putin is making scapegoats of gay people, ju... by hedgie13 on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @11:02AM (#6173274)
No, this is not true. It is probably a bad law, but "anything that publicly references gays" is not a crime. The law only establishes a fine (not prison term) for promoting homosexuality as a norm for children under 16. Personally, I do not see how you could do it without being prosecuted for violating "Obscene publications act" in UK or similar laws in US.

There was fairly similar law in Britain until 2003: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_28

Also, I should note there is no protests supporting gay rights in Saudi Arabia were homosexuality is punished by death.

Also see: https://marknesop.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/somewhere-over-th... , https://marknesop.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/warning-explicit-...

Biased, but biased in a different way then usual articles on this subject and therefore useful.

Re:Stephen Fry: Putin is making scapegoats of gay people, ju... by noarchy on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @10:56AM (#6173238)
It isn't FUD. You're basically saying it is ok, as long as gays keep their mouths shut, and don't utter "propaganda".
Re:Stephen Fry: Putin is making scapegoats of gay people, ju... by guard-of-terra on Wednesday August 07, 2013 @11:03AM (#6173285)
No, I'm saying you should't expect to get prosecuted for something that isn't crime. I'm saying you should have your facts straight.