m******8 发帖数: 2153 | 1 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/02/video-call-to-boycott-st-p
St Petersburg’s governor has signed into law a bill making it an offence to
‘promote’ gay or transgender personal identities with commentators
fearing how badly it will ‘encourage hate’ towards the city’s gay, bi and
trans people.
The city now punished the promotion of such identities with a fine of 5,000
roubles, £107 or up to 50,000 roubles, £1,070 for holders of
public posts. The fines are increased tenfold again for legal entities.
St Petersburg is one of four Russian cities to have introduced a law banning
the promotion of gay and trans identities among minors.
Andre Banks, co-founder and executive director for AllOut.org said: “By
validating a new regime of censorship and intolerance, Governor Poltavchenko
has diminished the reputation of his city with the stroke of a pen.
“100,000 people have promised not to visit the “new” St. Petersburg after
this law goes into effect. Travel companies are considering revising their
scheduled trips to the city. St. Petersburg’s sister cities have even begun
to put pressure on the Governor to reject this law.
“Together, we have sent a very clear message to Poltavchenko and leaders
around the world: there will be a high price to pay for advancing the cause
of bigotry and intolerance. AllOut.org continues to stand with our partners
in Russia and will work through diplomatic channels, creative online
campaigns and offline events to ensure that this law is repealed and that
others like it never see the light of day.”
350,000 people have watched an AllOut.org video telling the governor St
Petersburg will suffer as a result of the law.
Polina Savchenko, general manager for ComingOut, a St. Petersburg-based LGBT
organization said: “Authorities project ‘traditional values’ and
clerical rhetoric onto politics, and prioritize ‘interests of majority’
over the value of human individuality. We realize that today, fascist-like
rhetoric in Russia is becoming basis for legislative activity.
“In fact, this law has little to do with protecting minors. Today, neither
homosexual people, nor human rights defenders, nor lawyers can answer the
question of how this law is going to be applied in practice, due to its
vague nature and non-legal terminology.”
She said: “To talk about existence of homosexuality, to publicly denounce
homophobic violence, to develop sense of self-awareness and dignity in
homosexual people, to promote tolerance – all of these acts can fall under
the ‘propaganda’ law. This law will serve directly to further isolate and
marginalize the gay community and encourage hate towards a social group.
“We are convinced that no authority can deprive people of their right to
dignity, to respect of private and family life, to freedom of expression and
to protection from discrimination and violence. We are offended and
outraged by this act by city authorities and will continue fighting for the
rights of LGBT citizens until the barbaric law is repealed.”
The British Foreign Office had said it hoped the governor would reconsider
the law.
The Kaleidoscope Trust was told by the British Foreign Office: “We, along
with EU colleagues, have already expressed concern to the St Petersburg
legislature and the Russian MFA, that this legislation is incompatible with
Council of Europe guidelines on preventing discrimination against LGBT
people.”
The European Parliament adopted a resolution in February on the Russian
presidential elections, later won by Vladimir Putin, denouncing the regional
laws which ban ‘gay propaganda’ around minors. | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 2 一直都是特别喜欢俄罗斯的,一直都向往去俄罗斯旅游,可现在越来越觉得俄罗斯太邪
恶了 | D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 3 The fall of Communism really gave a wonderful opportunity for religious
conservatives to exert influence on the society. This is not to say USSR was
any gay friendlier though. | m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 4 苏共当初也和中共一样对宗教信仰比较打压吧?是不是长期被压制的东西一旦被解禁就
容易往另一个极端跑?我觉得东欧列国穷凶极恶的反同现象值得研究
was
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】 : The fall of Communism really gave a wonderful opportunity for religious : conservatives to exert influence on the society. This is not to say USSR was : any gay friendlier though.
| D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 5 I tend to think so.
Also, I personally think people from the Eastern Europe have stronger
tendencies to become crazy about something. It must be a cultural thing.
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】 : 苏共当初也和中共一样对宗教信仰比较打压吧?是不是长期被压制的东西一旦被解禁就 : 容易往另一个极端跑?我觉得东欧列国穷凶极恶的反同现象值得研究 : : was
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