When Neverov was denied a lawyer, he refused to speak to the police. This ‘propaganda’ consisted of Neverov posting photos on his social media page “ of young men whose appearance (partly nude body parts) had the characteristics of propaganda of homosexual relations according to the expert opinion,” or so says the police report. With attention from international media lessened now the World Cup has ended, Russia’s notorious treatment of its LGBT+ citizens has stepped up a gear with the recent news it has prosecuted a minor for allegedly breaking its gay propaganda laws.ġ6 year-old Maxim Neverov was fined 50,000 rubles (the equivalent of about €650) for spreading gay propaganda among minors, even though he himself is a minor.
