Anti-gay law in St Petersburg used against Sergey Kondrashov.

Sergey Kondrashov stood up against the anti-gay law in St Petersburg and has been arrested for promoting homosexual “propaganda”.

“On Sunday, April 8th, Sergey Kondrashov was arrested for holding up a sign that stated, “A dear family friend is lesbian. My wife and I love and respect her … and her family is just as equal as ours.”

Anti-gay vote in Russia Passes St Petersburg Parliament.

The law that criminalises any support for LGBT people in Russia has now passed.

“The law bans any positive communication in the public sphere about what it terms “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism”. The fine for breaking the law is as follows: 5,000 rubles (£105) for individuals, 50,000 rubles (£1065) for officials, and from 50,000 to 500,000 rubles (£10,650) for legal entities.”

Anti-LGBT vote has one more vote before it is passed

Sign the allout.org petition to protest against the bill to criminalise any writing supporting LGBT people in Russia.

“Imagine for a moment the new St. Petersburg – where newly empowered “thought police” can fine you for any mention of the well known fact that famed Russian composer Tchaikovksy, a St. Petersburg native, was gay.”

Further Gay Panic in Russia.

Sign the allout.org petition against the proposed bill to criminalise any writing supporting LGBT people in Russia.

Tomorrow the parliament in St Petersburg is likely to pass a bill that will make it a criminal offence to publish writing that in any way supports LGBT people.