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by noarchy 4730 days ago
>Gay propaganda is considered to be a crime and it is normal to restrict this crime

You asked about freedom of speech, but can't see a problem with what you've said? By your apparent logic, merely declaring something a crime is all the justification you need to restrict freedom of speech.

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This is how law based states work, do you love it or not.

I think appropriate analogy is anti-segragation laws in US.

Segregation is not, strict speaking, always illegal in the U.S. though. Nor is taking action to segregate people normally considered "speech".
I meant you could be sued for public racial statements (corresp. gay propaganda). But you could talk about admissibility of such a statements.
That's just it. Being a racist/bigot and saying racist/bigoted things is not illegal in the U.S. Witness the Ku Klux Klan, or the Westboro Baptist Church.

Inciting violence against specific groups is illegal, but inciting violence in general is illegal already anyways.

Perhaps you should educate yourself a bit about US civil and criminal laws prohibiting hate speech, before posting.

Here, I'll save you the trouble: there aren't any.

In Canada, where I live, your comparison would be correct (though not in the US). I happen to disagree with the way Canadian law works in this regard, too.