"Police began investigating photographer and stylist Alexandra Kuzyk in 2025 after a woman reported discovering the stories on her underage daughter's Telegram account. When they searched Kuzyk's home, they reportedly found two books of gay fan fiction as well. Kuzyk admitted guilt at trial and emphasized that she wrote fan fiction only as a hobby."
"Kuzyk was charged with "Illegal production and circulation of pornographic materials or objects using mass media or information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet." Prosecutors asked for a four-year prison sentence, but she was ultimately given forced labor instead. Her sentence includes a 10 percent tax deduction for the state, Parni Plus reported, meaning 10 percent of her wages will go to the government."
"Under Russian law, so-called LGBTQ+ "propaganda" has been banned in the presence of minors since 2013. In late 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation expanding the 2013 law to effectively outlaw any public expression of LGBTQ+ life in the country. And in 2023, Russia's Supreme Court declared the "international LGBT social movement" an "extremist organization.""
"In 2026 alone, Russia has charged streamers for illegally distributing the gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry, raided an LGBTQ+ book imprint, fined a man for posting a photo of a drag queen, banned a scientist from writing about same-sex animal behavior, and designated multiple LGBTQ+ rights groups as " extremist organizations.""
A 36-year-old Russian woman was sentenced to 18 months of forced labor for writing gay fan fiction about the K-pop boy band Stray Kids. Police investigated her in 2025 after a report that the stories were found on an underage daughter’s Telegram account. Searches of her home reportedly found two books containing gay fan fiction. She admitted guilt and said she wrote fan fiction only as a hobby. She was charged with illegal production and circulation of pornographic materials using mass media and internet networks. Prosecutors sought a four-year prison term, but the court imposed forced labor. The sentence includes a 10 percent wage deduction for the state. Russian law bans LGBTQ+ “propaganda” in the presence of minors and has expanded to restrict public LGBTQ+ expression, with additional court actions labeling LGBTQ+ groups as extremist.
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