Russia is preparing to pass a law “banning childfree propaganda.” It will add to a raft of discriminatory laws targeting LGBTQ people and women - along with declaring LGBT people an "international extremist group." On what tenets is this state campaign of hatred based? Will it be possible to get rid of the homophobic propaganda cliches of the Putin era when the post-Putin transition begins? And what needs to be done to reduce the degree of hatred towards queer people?