Title: Russian Parliament Rejects Anti-Gay Law

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/rus_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Russian Parliament Rejects Anti-Gay Law' data-article-id='1174'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10063'>Russia&rsquo;s Parliament rejected a bill Monday that would have permitted fines or jail time for homosexual acts.</span> <span data-start-time='10063' data-end-time='13146'>Rights groups have welcomed the move. </span> <span data-start-time='13146' data-end-time='26667'>But, they are also calling for a repeal of a 2013 law that they say has encouraged discrimination against non-heterosexuals. </span> <span data-start-time='26667' data-end-time='30917'>It is called the &ldquo;gay propaganda&rdquo; law.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='30917' data-end-time='36896'>Communist Party lawmakers had proposed the measure that was rejected. </span> <span data-start-time='36896' data-end-time='49104'>Had it passed, gay people could have been fined between $50 and $65 for public demonstrations of affection. </span> <span data-start-time='49104' data-end-time='57917'>The proposed measure described such acts as expression of non-traditional sexual relations. </span> <span data-start-time='57917' data-end-time='65500'>It could also have led to jail time depending on where the act took place.</span> <span data-start-time='65500' data-end-time='68958'>Human Rights Watch denounced the bill. </span> <span data-start-time='68958' data-end-time='75646'>The group said the measure would have punished people for expressing their identity.</span> <span data-start-time='75646' data-end-time='87042'>It was a rare win in Russia for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexual people, also known as LGBT.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/rus_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=5098 data-hint-location='13146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/what_does_repeal_mean.m4a'>What does repeal mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to take back'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/to_take_back.m4a'><span>to take back</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/warm_feelings.m4a'><span>warm feelings</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/the_opposite_gender.m4a'><span>the opposite gender</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/younger.m4a'><span>younger</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=5099 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/what_was_the_subject_of_the_rejected_bill.m4a'>What was the subject of the rejected bill?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='homosexual acts'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/animal_testing.m4a'><span>animal testing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/homosexual_acts.m4a'><span>homosexual acts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/poverty.m4a'><span>poverty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/eating_in_public.m4a'><span>eating in public</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=5100 data-hint-location='75646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/the_rejection_of_the_bill_is_a_rare_win_for_russia__blank__individuals.m4a'>The rejection of the bill is a rare win for Russia <span class='blank'>LGBT</span> individuals.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='LGBT'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/educated.m4a'><span>educated</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/single.m4a'><span>single</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/married.m4a'><span>married</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/774/lgbt.m4a'><span>LGBT</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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Russia’s Parliament rejected a bill Monday that would have permitted fines or jail time for homosexual acts. Rights groups have welcomed the move. But, they are also calling for a repeal of a 2013 law that they say has encouraged discrimination against non-heterosexuals. It is called the “gay propaganda” law.

Communist Party lawmakers had proposed the measure that was rejected. Had it passed, gay people could have been fined between $50 and $65 for public demonstrations of affection. The proposed measure described such acts as expression of non-traditional sexual relations. It could also have led to jail time depending on where the act took place. Human Rights Watch denounced the bill. The group said the measure would have punished people for expressing their identity. It was a rare win in Russia for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexual people, also known as LGBT.

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