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Kazakh parliament outlaws “LGBT propaganda”

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November 13, 2025
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Kazakh parliament outlaws “LGBT propaganda”

The lower house of the Kazakh parliament passed a law that bans “LGBT propaganda,” both online and in the media. The law mandates fines and, for repeat offenders, as much as 10 days in jail. Rights groups spoke out against the bill which has been compared to similar laws in Russia, Georgia, and Hungary. The legislation will not go to the Kazakhstan senate where it is expected to pass.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s signature will be needed for the bill to become law. In recent months, he has stressed the need to protect “traditional values.” Parliamentary lawmakers, controlled by parties loyal to Tokayev, unanimously voted for the ban.

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But human rights groups, including the Belgium-based International Partnership for Human Rights, said that it would “blatantly violate” the “international human rights commitments” of Kazakhstan.

The Muslim-majority but mostly secular country legalised homosexuality in the 1990s. However, many people in the country hold very conservative views.

“Children and teenagers are exposed to information online every day that can negatively impact their ideas about family, morality, and the future,” Education Minister Gani Beisembayev who supported the bill told lawmakers.

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