Vladimir Putin solidifies Russia’s same-sex marriage ban for generations to come
Lily Wakefield
8 April 2021·
Vladimir Putin has signed into law a constitutional amendment that formally
bans same-sex marriage in Russia.
The ban on marriage equality, defining marriage as exclusive “between a man and a woman” is one of a group of constitutional reforms which were voted on by the Russian public on 1 July, 2020.
The changes, backed by nearly 78 per cent of Russians in the vote, also included giving Putin the power to run for president two more times, meaning he could potentially remain Russia’s leader until 2036.
They also give the president lifetime immunity from prosecution, placing Russian law above international norms, and specify “a belief in God” as a core value of the country, according to AP News.
On Monday (5 April), Putin officially signed the constitutional amendments into law.
Same-sex marriage is already illegal in Russia, so the new wording in the constitution simply makes it even harder for marriage equality to ever become a reality.
https://www.eutimes.net/2021/04/russia- ... eferendum/
The constitutional changes are based on “a belief in God”
Russia has now officially banned same-sex marriage after a number of amendments were made to the country’s constitution this week. The constitution now says that marriage can only exist between a man and a woman. The amendments also mean that trans people are no longer able to adopt.
The constitution now mentions “a belief in God” as a core value.
It’s the latest conservative development against the mentally ill LGBT of Russia, a country in which homosexuality was illegal until 1993.
Russia received widespread criticism from across the liberal world when it passed a law in 2013 forbidding “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relationships.” The year before, the Moscow city government banned gay pride parades for the next 100 years.
