The Russian LGBT propaganda law (also known in English-language media as Russia's "gay propaganda law" or "anti-gay law"[1][2]) refers to a Russian federal law "for the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values". Unanimously approved by the State Duma on 11 June 2013 (with just one MP abstained—Ilya Ponomarev),[3] the bill was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on 30 June 2013.[4]