In June, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Culture and Information said it was reviewing a petition, “We Are against Open and Hidden LGBT Propaganda in Kazakhstan!” initiated by the head of Kazakhstan’s Union of Parents, a public association, after the petition met threshold requirements to be considered by the government. The government of Kazakhstan should reject this discriminatory and stigmatizing petition, whose proposal would violate human rights across the country. The petition, seen by Human Rights Watch, calls on Kazakh authorities to introduce a law banning so-called “open and hidden LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan” and impose penalties for such material, under the guise of “protecting children.” It could potentially lead to draft legislation or amendments of existing laws. The law on petitions gives the ministry 40 working days to review the petition and a response is anticipated by August 5.