Russia seeks nationwide ban on ‘homosexual propaganda’

Raw Story Russia Plunging Deeper

Russia could soon adopt a controversial new law that targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, according to the Associated Press. The Russian parliament will vote this week on legislation that would outlaw providing minors with “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism.

Russians protest plan to shut child cancer hospital

Thousands of Russians expressed outrage Tuesday after the authorities in Saint Petersburg announced plans to close the only hospital treating children with cancer and hand it over for exclusive use by senior judges. Hospital No. 31 is currently a hospital open to ordinary citizens and is the only facility.