Subj : PUTIN AIMING TO AMEND RUSSIAN CONSTITUTION WITH BAN ON SAME-SEX MARRIA
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From : Major Queen
Date : Mon Mar 16 2020 05:34 pm
SOURCE EXPRESS
MARCH 16, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed new amendments to Russia's
Constitution that will specifically outlaw same-sex marriage.
According to reports by Euronews, Putin has proposed several amendments to
the nation's constitution that includes asserting Russia's "faith in God" as
well as restricting the definition of marriage.
Despite same-sex marriages and civil unions of same-sex couples are already
illegal in Russia, the proposal seeks to limit the concept of marriage to
only be the "union of a man and a woman" in the supreme law of the land - the
constitution. Making it more difficult to enact marriage equality in the
future.
The same-sex marriage amendment is one of many included in 24 pages of
amendments proposed by Putin that are set to be assessed by lawmakers this
month.
Putin, who has now been in power for over 20 years, is a supporter of the
conservative and homophobic Russian Orthodox Church. He has previously stated
that he will not allow marriage equality to become a reality as long as he
runs the country.
In 2013, Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church warned
that the acceptance of same-sex marriage was "a very dangerous sign of the
Apocalypse."
While claiming that there is no discrimination against LGBTI+ people in
Russia, Putin has insisted that "traditional" families and children must be
protected from so-called Western values.
In 2013, he signed federal legislation that prohibited the promotion of
"non-traditional" sexual relationships to minors.
The law which is commonly referred to as the 'gay propaganda' law has been
used to ban LGBTI+ Pride events, demonstrations and to restrict the positive
depiction of the rainbow community in public, on television, in print and on
the internet throughout Russia.
