A month after the lower chamber of Kazakhstans parliament voted for a ban on LGBTQ+ propaganda, the former Soviet nations Senate announced that the legislation would be delayed for an indefinite period of time.The bill, modeled on Russias ban on LGBTQ+ speech, included fines and jail time for people found to have spread pro-LGBTQ+ messages in the media or on social media. Related Kazakhstan politician: Gays can be identified by colored pants, DNA test Children and teenagers are exposed to information online every day that can negatively impact their ideas about family, morality, and the future, Kazakh Education Minister Gani Beisembayev told lawmakers before the vote.Deputy Irina Smirnovacitedlibrary books and cartoonsfeaturing same-sex relationships as examples of the propaganda addressed by the bill. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today I saw books in the library that promote LGBT, where a prince falls in love with a prince, two boys, she told lawmakers. There are cartoons that allow this to be shown, there are magazines and comics where all this is promoted.But the Kazakh Senate announced last week that the bill was tabled. The consideration of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Archival Affairs and Limiting the Dissemination of Illegal Content has been postponed to later dates, the Senate press service said in a statement, according to the Kazakh Telegraph Agency (KazTAG). It is important to note that the law introduces amendments and additions to the Labor Code of Kazakhstan, as well as to 12 other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is a significant amount of work and requires additional time. Moreover, given that the law also regulates issues related to the protection of childrens rights, this is always a matter requiring special consideration and increased attention.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev lobbied hard for the bill, saying that it was necessary to uphold traditional values. Parties loyal to Tokayev dominate the lower chamber and voted unanimously in favor of the ban.While the Muslim-majority nation is officially secular, it remains deeply conservative when it comes to social issues. Male homosexuality was decriminalized in the 1990s, but the country does not ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. In 2022, the Ministry of Defense said that no one is banned from military service due to sexual orientation.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.