Kazakh deputy proposes declaring feminist group extremist in Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz – Member of Parliament Rinat Zaitev has submitted an official request to the Prosecutor General and the head of the National Security Committee, proposing that a feminist organization in Kazakhstan be declared extremist.
In his statement, Zaitev claimed that LGBT and feminist communities are a "threat aimed at destroying our youth." He specifically referred to the Kazakhstani feminist initiative "Feminita."

"This disgusting organization has led our youth down a path of immorality. When this organization visited regions and openly spread its propaganda among our underage boys and girls, gathering large crowds of young people in the streets of Almaty, holding rallies and public discussions, 11 members of Parliament signed a petition. Additionally, 50,000 people supported us by signing a petition against these organizations within two weeks. However, law enforcement did nothing to back us. As a result, these perverts now believe they will go unpunished and have openly announced plans to hold a public assembly in Almaty," Zaitev said.

The MP urged authorities to "put an end to these feminist indecencies," which he said undermine the importance and meaning of the national assembly.

"Who is behind them? Who funds them, and what is their ultimate goal? How can we understand this? Law enforcement closely monitors issues like corruption and poverty, yet when it comes to LGBT, they turn a blind eye," Zaitev added.

Zaitev also called for the feminist initiative to be officially recognized as an extremist organization.

"Dear Berik Nogayevich, considering all the above, we demand that you declare the Feminita community an extremist organization within Kazakhstan and fully ban its propaganda in accordance with the law on combating extremism," he said.

In early April, it was reported that members of Parliament had introduced an amendment to the mass media law, which would ban LGBT propaganda. Later, MPs went further and proposed criminalizing LGBT propaganda, equating it with inciting social, national, racial, or religious hatred.
On April 17, the Parliament passed the mass media law in its second reading, which will regulate the media sector. However, the vice minister of culture and information, Kanat Iskakov, noted that the proposals regarding LGBT propaganda were not included in the final document.
In June, a petition titled "We oppose LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan" gathered the required 50,000 signatures, and in August, the Ministry of Culture and Information issued its final decision on the petition.