Law punishing the promotion of LGBTQI+ and pedophilia in force in Belarus

According to the law, the promotion of homosexual relations, transition, pedophilia and child-free behavior will be punishable by a fine of up to 900 rubles, and if it affects minors, up to 1,350 rubles. In some cases, administrative arrest has been established for the above-mentioned behaviors.

According to the Chamber of Deputies of the National Assembly of Belarus, on Sunday, June 21, a law introducing administrative liability for the promotion of homosexual relations, transition, childlessness and pedophilia came into force in Belarus. This provision was adopted by the Belarusian parliament and included in the law "On Amendments to the Codes of Administrative Responsibility", signed by the country's President Alexander Lukashenko in April 2026.

According to the law, the promotion of LGBTQI+, transition, pedophilia and child-free lifestyles in Belarus is punishable by fines and administrative arrest. Penalties for promoting homosexual relations, transition, childlessness and pedophilia include a fine of up to 900 rubles. The maximum fine for individual entrepreneurs is set at 4,500 rubles, and for legal entities - from 4,500 to 6,750 rubles.

Previously, the Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrey Shved announced that the country would combat "same-sex relations, gender reassignment and voluntary childlessness." According to him, the concept of "LGBTI propaganda" will be understood as "any form of conveying [such information] to society on the Internet, in public speeches and publications."

In 2013, Russia first adopted a similar law, prohibiting the promotion of "non-traditional family values" to minors. Since then, similar laws have been adopted in several countries, including Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and the Russian law was amended in 2022 to apply not only to children, but to people of any age.

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