Propaganda of Homosexuality May Be Prohibited in Ukraine

The Parliament’s committees have begun to consider a bill prohibiting homosexual propaganda in Ukraine. According to the head of the Committee on Family, Youth Policy and Sports and Tourism, Pavlo Kostenko, the committee supported the bill, the Christian Megaportal invictory.org reported.

“At its session, the committee supported the approval of the bill as the basis. We informed  the specialized Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information about our decision,” reads the letter of Pavlo Kostenko regarding Bill 8711 on Protection of Children From Dangerous Information Space.

The deputies of the Parliament propose to prohibit the propaganda of homosexuality in Ukraine by this document. The explanatory note says that the spread of homosexuality is a threat to the national security as it leads to the spread of AIDS, ruins the institute of family and deepens the demographic crises. Over one hundred thousand signatures have been gathered to support the bill in Ukraine.

Earlier, the State Committee pn Radio and TV expressed its support for the bill.