Yaroslav Rasputin, a correspondent for the queer media outlet Just Got Lucky and an employee of the “Parni+” project, has been fined 200,000 rubles (approx. US$2,200) for a post about Transgender Day of Visibility. Rasputin told Mediazona about the decision.
The fine was issued under the article on “LGBT propaganda” online (part 4, article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) by the magistrate judge of court district No. 374 in Moscow. The judge delivered the verdict.
The reason for the fine was Rasputin’s Telegram channel post, which they published on 31 March. In the post, the journalist congratulated trans acquaintances on Transgender Day of Visibility.
After the court’s decision, “Gosuslugi” (a Russian government portal) sent Rasputin a notification for a fine of 400,000 rubles (approx. US$4,400)—twice the amount set by the court.
Earlier in April this year, the journalist was also fined under a protocol for violating foreign agent activity regulations (part 4, article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The reason was posts that did not carry the “foreign agent” label. The Ministry of Justice listed Rasputin on its register of “foreign agents” in September 2024.
Asya Sokolova for OVD-Info
The adoption of the “LGBT propaganda” law marked not only widespread censorship but also intensified repression against LGBTQ people and the organisations that support them. With the designation of the “International LGBT Movement” as an “extremist organisation,” this pressure has increased once again.
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