Belarusian President Signs Law Introducing Fines for “LGBT and Childfree Propaganda”

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed , according to Mediazona Belarus , the law “On Amendments to Codes on Administrative Liability.” The document introduces penalties for so-called “propaganda of homosexual relations, gender transition, childfree lifestyles, and pedophilia.”

According to Belarusian state and independent media citing official materials, a separate article is being added to the Code of Administrative Offenses for distributing information that forms an idea of the “attractiveness” of these phenomena. For individuals, the penalty is a fine of up to 20 base units. If minors can access such information, the punishment increases to a fine of 20 to 30 base units, community service, or administrative arrest.

The bill moved through parliament in stages: it passed second reading in the House of Representatives on 13 March, was approved by the Council of the Republic on 2 April, and was then sent to the president for signature.

The wording places “homosexual relations,” “gender transition,” “childfree lifestyles,” and “pedophilia” in one list. The law is part of a broader package of amendments to Belarus’s administrative legislation.