INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
relationships.The bill must pass three rounds of voting in the lower house State Duma and one in the upper-house Federation Council as well
toward minors, a move seen as part of the Kremlin's wider conservative agenda
punishable by a fine of up to 1 million rubles ($17,200) or up to 15 days in jail.Homosexuality was a criminal offense in Russia until 1993
and was classed as a mental illness until 1999.
