Dislike a homophobic project

Roskomnadzor has prepared its own list of criteria for “LGBT propaganda”. Speak out against it!

We recently published an article in which we reported that officials had posted for public discussion a draft regulation according to which they would block information on the Internet. It included eight criteria for “LGBT propaganda”.

This project is currently posted on the federal portal of regulatory legal acts. Every citizen can leave feedback on the proposed project, as well as dislike it. You can take advantage of this opportunity until January 23.

We decided to prepare instructions on how you can express your disagreement with the proposed project.

Instructions on how to leave feedback

1. Open the project page on the federal portal of regulatory legal acts: https://regulation.gov.ru/Projects#npa=134715. Register on the site. If you are abroad, then you will need to use a VPN service with the ability to connect to Russia.

2. On the project page in the second column there is a line “Your suggestions”. You need to click on it, after which you will be asked to select a topic for the proposal. You must select the last or penultimate item: “Your general opinion on the proposed regulation,” or “Leave your opinion and/or attach a file with suggestions.” If you are accessing the site from a mobile device, you will need to click on the blue arrow.

3. Next you need to write the text of your proposal. You can independently formulate your position and write why you think this project should be rejected. Or you can usethe ready-made text prepared by the LGBTQIA Resource lawyer.

“This draft regulatory legal act does not comply with the requirements of the law, and cannot be adopted on the basis of the following: the provisions of paragraph 7 (clauses 7.1-7.8) of this draft contradict the provisions of Art. 19, art. 23, art. 29 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as para. 3 pp. 3.3., clause 4. and other provisions Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated September 23, 2014 No. 24-P.

The provisions of subparagraphs violate the rights of patients provided for in paragraphs. 7.7., 7.8. contradict the provisions of the Federal Law “On the fundamentals of protecting the health of citizens in the Russian Federation” dated November 21, 2011 No. 323-FZ, as well as the provisions of Art. 41 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. In addition, the provisions of this draft contradict Art. 2, 7, 12, 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

4. Fill in the empty text block and send it. Well done!

Remember: you have every right to express your opinion through official channels, this is your right as a citizen of the Russian Federation. There will be no pressure on you to express your own position on this issue.

The more people express their position, the greater the chance that the proposed project will not pass the stage of public discussion. Of course, the likelihood of this is not so high, but it’s worth a try anyway. It is better to express your position than not to do so.