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| Region | Belarus |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2020, the Ministry of Health endorsed a plan to establish legal consequences, both administrative and criminal, for spreading information that undermines the institution of family and marriage. In April of 2024, Belarus broadened its definition of pornography to encompass portrayals of "non-traditional sexual relations and/or sexual behavior," thereby making the advocacy of homosexuality subject to imprisonment for up to four years. |
| Sources | https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/04/12/belarus-moves-to-classify-depiction-of-non-traditional-relations-as-pornography-en-news https://database.ilga.org/belarus-lgbti |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2020, the Ministry of Health endorsed a plan to establish legal consequences, both administrative and criminal, for spreading information that undermines the institution of family and marriage. In April of 2024, Belarus broadened its definition of pornography to encompass portrayals of "non-traditional sexual relations and/or sexual behavior," thereby making the advocacy of homosexuality subject to imprisonment for up to four years. |
| Sources | https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/04/12/belarus-moves-to-classify-depiction-of-non-traditional-relations-as-pornography-en-news https://database.ilga.org/belarus-lgbti |