5 hours Ago By Ashley Wong | Chinese U. Hong Kong Faculty of Law, CN/HK
Belarus transgender rights organization TG House Belarus on Friday that more than 15 LGBTQ+ individuals, including eight transgender individuals, were detained by the Belarusian authorities in the past month. According to TG House Belarus, the individuals were in several Belarusian cities for allegedly subscribing to extremist resources. TG House Belarus stated that most of the eight transgender individuals were charged for hooliganism and two individuals were charged for pornography.
The organization also stated that the detainees were subjected to physical and psychological abuse and some were forced to flee the country. On February 19, Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Shved that the Belarus government had been preparing a bill that would punish the promotion of what they deemed to be non-traditional relationships. He stated that it was important to not allow the discussion of the topic and that opponents were attempting to destroy traditional family values and, by extension, Belarus as a nation.
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