LGBT rights in Russia
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people's rights in Russia face legal and social challenges as well as discrimination not experienced by non-LGBT people. Although same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults in private was decriminalized in 1993, there are currently no laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression, and households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for the legal protections available to opposite-sex couples. The age of consent has been the same for same-sex relations as for heterosexual relations since 2003, and homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness in 1999. Transsexuals have been able to change their legal gender since 1997.
In 2013, Russia received criticism from around the world for enacting a law that bans the distribution of "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" to minors, which effectively makes it illegal to suggest that gay relationships are equal to heterosexual relationships or to distribute material on gay rights . Leaders of foreign governments have condemned the law, as have 27 Nobel prize winners from the fields of science and the arts.
See also
- Olympic protests of Russian anti-gay laws
- Human rights in Russia
- Moscow Pride
- Nikolay Alexeyev
- LGBT culture in Russia
- Vitaly Milonov
- Anton Krasovsky
- Yelena Isinbayeva
