St. Petersburg Prepares To Pass Ban On ‘Homosexual Propaganda’MOSCOW — As the lead singer of a St. Petersburg rock band, Gena Bogolepov has seldom taken an active interest in politics. But a bill working its way through the city’s Legislative Assembly that would outlaw so-called “homosexual propaganda” has changed all that.
STRATEGIES OF THE HOMOSEXUAL MOVEMENT: “The Overhauling of Straight America”
The following article titled “The Overhauling of Straight America” was written by Marshall K. Kirk and Erastes Pill and appeared in Guide Magazine, a homosexual publication, in November 1987. This landmark article has become a “bible” of the homosexual movement, and has since been widely re-published on the Internet and elsewhere. It outlines strategies and techniques for a successful widespread propaganda campaign to confuse and deceive the American people and demonize opponents. Like all propaganda, their methods are based not on solid intellectual arguments, but instead upon emotional manipulation of the public in an attempt to gain widespread sympathy and approval for homosexual behavior.
As you read this, keep in mind that it was written in 1987 — less than two decades ago — and look around to see how far the homosexual movement has gotten using these techniques.
(Note: highlights in the article are ours.)
With the legislation on the verge of passage, Bogolepov, a 26-year-old homosexual, has cast off his political apathy and begun to actively protest what he sees as the authorities’ latest move to marginalize sexual minorities.“The problem is that [this law] can be used in any way that they want to use it. The term ‘propaganda’ is very wide,” Bogolepov says. “Any person who is homosexual may actually qualify as the ‘propaganda’ itself. This legislation unties the hands of the government [to act] against all transgendered, bisexual, and homosexual people.”The bill, which equates openly professing homosexuality with promoting pedophilia, sailed through its first reading in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly by a vote of 37-1.If the bill passes in its current form, individuals could be fined between 3,000 to 5,000 rubles ($100 to $160) for publicly promoting their homosexuality. Organizations could be fined up to 50,000 rubles ($1,600) for “public activities promoting sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism, and transsexuality.”Gays As ScapegoatsA man attacks a gay rights activist during an unsanctioned gay pride parade in St. Petersburg in June.Russian gay rights groups see the legislation as the latest step in a longstanding — and disturbing — trend in Russia, where gay pride marches are consistently prohibited and violently broken up by police and where prominent politicians regularly make transparently homophobic comments.What Kind Of Rainbow Is This?’In comments to the daily “Izvestia,” however, Babich appeared less concerned with gay rights, saying homosexual “propaganda” had to be outlawed to prevent Russia’s demographic crisis from worsening.??In those comments, Babich also made the questionable claim that Germany is facing a demographic crisis due to that country’s embrace of gay rights. Additionally, she disparaged the rainbow symbol used by gay rights advocates.“In Germany, it’s long been clear that the nation is dying,” she said. “On City Day across the whole of St. Petersburg, we hang the picture of Peter the Great and a bright rainbow. What kind of rainbow is this when it is the symbol of gays? We have it all over the city – whether it’s the ‘Rainbow Kindergarten’ or the ‘Rainbow Drug Store.’ We’re all happy about it. Soon we’ll be so happy that we’re all dead.”Valentina Matvienko, St. Petersburg’s former governor who is now speaker of the Federation Council, proposed on November 17 that the provisions in the bill be implemented Russia-wide. ”Tough laws need to be introduced against everything that destroys the mind and health of a child. If this law is going to have its positive impact, then we can look at the question of implementing the initiative on a federal level,” Matvienko said.more
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