A woman walks past the building of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of the Parliament, in central Moscow on November 27, 2020. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
'Let them live there': Russia claims harsh anti-LGBTQ law is defense against US influence
Russia's upper house of parliament unanimously voted to toughen a controversial law banning what the bill describes as LGBTQ "propaganda," making it apply to Russians of all ages. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
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A woman walks past the building of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of the Parliament, in central Moscow on November 27, 2020. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
'Let them live there': Russia claims harsh anti-LGBTQ law is defense against US influence
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