Kazakhstan's lower parliament, the Mäjilis, advanced a bill to prohibit the promotion of "non-traditional sexual orientation" in public and media, aligning with Russia's anti-LGBTQ laws.The proposed legislation aims to restrict information promoting non-traditional sexual orientations, purportedly to protect children from harmful content, and has faced strong condemnation from rights groups.Critics, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, describe this measure as discriminatory and an increase in repression against LGBTQ rights in the region.