Lawmakers in Kazakhstan’s lower chamber, the Majilis, voted to pass restrictive legislative amendments that severely limit the dissemination of content related to “non-traditional sexual orientation.” The new law equates information about LGBTQ+ topics with the crime of pedophilia, a link human rights organizations strongly condemned as inaccurate and harmful. Rights groups warn that the law, which mirrors similar anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in neighboring Russia, risks further increasing deep-rooted discrimination and violence. The amendments impose significant fines for sharing information deemed to be “LGBT propaganda.”
November 19, 2025 thediplomat.com