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Russian Gay Activist Fined For Spreading ‘Propaganda’ | Nikolai Alexeyev — a prominent Russian LGBT rights activists — is the first person to be fined under St. Petersburg’s new anti-gay propaganda law, which outlaws the dissemination of “propaganda” among minors. He has been instructed to pay “5,000 rubles ($170) for breaching the law” after being arrested last month for holding up a sign reading, “homosexuality is not a perversion.” Alexeyev pledged to appeal the decision.
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