The Parliament of Kazakhstan recently adopted several amendments that prohibit the promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientations" in public spaces and in the media.

The lower house of Parliament justified these measures as necessary to protect children from harmful content to their health and development. The amendments prohibit the dissemination of information that advocates for pedophilia and non-traditional sexual orientations, a measure inspired by similar legislation in Russia. Non-governmental organizations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have called for the rejection of these amendments, denouncing the restrictions on civil liberties in Kazakhstan. President Qasym-Jomart Toqaev previously criticized the so-called "democratic" moral values imposed by NGOs, highlighting a tendency to draw closer to the West, despite ties with Russia and China.