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Homophobic propaganda — organised social and political activity (public speech, public behavior, meetings and actions), based on negative and intolerant attitude towards LGBT people or their lifestyle. The goal of homophobic propaganda is to slow down or stop the trend of social changes towards more tolerance and acceptability of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. The homophobic propaganda supports anti-gay prejudices and stereotypes, promotes social stigmatisation and/or discrimination.

In some countries some most severe forms of homophobic propaganda are considered hate speech and are prohibited by the law. In Russia, homophobic propaganda can also be treated as illegal, because laws in Russia explicitly prohibit hate speech against any social group (not explicitly mentioning sexual orientation though), and LGBT can be considered as distinct social group. ^[1] But law specialists generally agree that in Russia the law is practically not working. Cases of criminal punishment for homophobic, nationalistic or other xenophobic hate speech are rare in Russia. ^[2]

[edit] Homophobic propaganda and law

[edit] Norway

Norway became the first country in which in the 1981 year a criminal penalty (a money payment or imprisonment for up to 2 years) for public threats, defamations, expressions of hate, agitation for discrimination against LGBT was added to Criminal Code.^[3]