Belarus Bans Promotion of LGBT Ideology, Pedophilia, and Childlessness

The country decriminalized homosexuality in 1994 but does not recognize gay marriage.
Belarus Bans Promotion of LGBT Ideology, Pedophilia, and Childlessness
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko addresses the parliament during his annual state of the nation address in Minsk, Belarus, on April 19, 2019. Maxim Guchek/AFP via Getty Images
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The Belarusian parliament has passed a bill to criminalize the promotion of gender ideology, pedophilia, homosexuality, and deliberate childlessness, mirroring the laws of its neighboring ally, Russia.

The upper house gave the legislation the seal of approval on April 2, following its passage last month by the lower house, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to sign it into law.

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