Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov reported that Kazakhstan's government agencies are studying the impact of the "LGBT movement" on minors, KazTAG reports .
"The legislation of a number of countries limits the "propaganda" of LGBT among minors, but these measures are considered only from a mass point of view and are not related to classifying such movements as extremist. At the same time, this year the Ministry of Culture and Information created a working group to consider a petition against open and hidden propaganda of LGBT, which included members of parliament, representatives of public associations and interested government agencies. As a result, a decision was made to partially satisfy the petition in terms of protecting and shielding teenagers and children from propaganda of sexual relations. In this regard, the relevant government agencies are currently studying the social, psychological, medical and other factors of the influence of the "LGBT movement" on minors," Bektenov said , responding to a request from the Majilis deputies.
He also added that research work on this issue is planned for 2025:
"After all necessary studies are completed, a public discussion of the issues of regulation of this industry will be organized. In general, the issue is under the control of authorized bodies and the government."
According to law enforcement agencies, there are three informal associations in the country: Kaleidoscope, Feminita, and KazFem, which are engaged in protecting the rights and freedoms of women with non-traditional sexual orientation and “promote a tolerant attitude towards representatives of the LGBT community.”
"This year, the said associations did not reach an agreement with local executive bodies and organized group actions. At the same time, their actions were qualified as a violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the procedure for organizing and holding peaceful assemblies (under Article 488 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, two were brought to active administrative responsibility). In turn, the recognition of the "LGBT movement" as extremist can be assessed by international human rights organizations as a violation of the rights of citizens to freedom of expression and participation in public associations," the prime minister noted.
Let us recall that on the official website E-Petition.kz, a petition to ban LGBT propaganda has collected the required number of signatures for official consideration by the Ministry of Culture. The non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch called on the Kazakh authorities to reject the petition against the Kazakh LGBTIQ community.
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