Russia Just Made Its Anti-Gay Laws Even Stricter

[DonViejo]

Source: Slate

By Josh Voorhees

The world's attention may be focused on Sochi, but that isn't stopping Moscow from reminding everyone exactly how Vladimir Putin's government feels about gays and lesbians. Here's the Wall Street Journal with the latest anti-gay decision from Putin's government:

Russia banned adoptions by single people from countries where same-sex marriage is legal on Thursday....

The decree reiterates a ban on adoptions by same-sex couples who are in unions "recognized as marriages and registered in accordance with the law of a country where such marriages are permitted." It also bans adoptions by "nationals of such countries who are not married."

The measure came as an amendment to last year's law that banned any and all same-sex couples from adopting children (a law that came only days after the country implemented its absurd ban on "gay propaganda.&quot The new decree doesn't impact Americans, but that's only because all American citizens were already banned from adopting Russian children back at the end of 2012. It does, however, mean singles in a whole host of countries—Great Britain, Brazil, France, etc.—will now be ineligible from adopting Russian children.

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[penultimate]

1. Stop being so intolerant of Russia's intolerance

This should be ignored and instead you should only focus on injustices in other countries, specifically those that take place in US... I should probably include a hyperbolic statement about how this news report is meant to drum up support to bomb Russia or something.

[Cha]

6. I think you've

got it down, penultimate.

[geek tragedy]

2. Homophobia and animal cruelty, yay Russian Olympics!

So glad I haven't watched a second of these games.

[valerief]

7. and dirty water. mustn't forget that. nt

[House of Roberts]

3. Whatever happened to those good, old, godless, killer, communists

Les Nessman always warned us about?

When did they fall in goosestep with C-Street?

[valerief]

8. They found Jesus apparently. nt

[7962]

4. I guess with all these anti-gay laws, Russians will finally stop being gay, right?

It seems as though thats what they think. I believe its more of Putins chest thumping macho crap. Russians are strong and tough and virile and that cannot describe a gay man!! What a bunch of crap.

[Cha]

5. Leave Russia Alone! Yay

Russia Bad USA.

Wow..Russia's showing its ass to the world.. showing off just how much they can hate..

thanks Don

[Dawson Leery]

9. I will not let up on my opposition to Putin and his false church.

[dipsydoodle]

10. Thats been worded to suit their Constitution

more or less as per the December appeal.

[phleshdef]

11. So basically, just about any country worth living in is banned from adopting Russian children...

[geek tragedy]

12. Russia to orphans: we are doomed to die here, so are you nt