Kazakhstan Targets LGBT With Ban
Kazakhstan wants to jail people for “rainbow propaganda” now? 🏳️🌈👀 Another country copying Russia’s homework… but make it homophobic. Someone get Astana a 2025 calendar, they’re stuck in 1985. 🌈🚫
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