A Russian court has imposed a fine of $11000 on Tochka TV, an entertainment channel, for violating the law that prohibits «LGBT propaganda to minors». The channel had aired a music video by Nikolai Baskov called «Strannik», which the court deemed to contain «signs of a romantic relationship» between two men — Baskov’s character and another one played by actor Vyacheslav Manucharov.
The court said that the video showed the men’s eye contact and reactions to Baskov’s character kissing a woman, implying a homosexual attraction. The court also said that the video was set in a «hedonistic and immoral» environment, where scenes of «sensual interaction» between two women in a sexual context were repeated.
The fine comes after Russia’s Supreme Court declared the non-existent «International LGBT Movement» as an extremist group and outlawed it in early December.
Nikolay Baskov fully supports the Kremlin’s policies and the invasion of Ukraine.
