MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Authorities in Moscow are proposing a bill that will outlaw the “promotion of homosexuality.” The bill would impose a fine for the promotion of gay “propaganda.”

The bill follows legislation titled “The Promotion of Homosexuality, Lesbianism, and Transgenderism to Minors” in St. Petersburg Russia which passed on its first of three readings.

Under the bill, anyone who committed “public acts” promoting homosexuality, bisexuality or transgender identity to minors could pay up to 3,000 rubles ($97.50) while an organization could pay 10,000 to 50,000 rubles. The bill gave no definition of a “public act” with activists saying it could be used to crack down on gay pride events which are regularly banned in Russia.