kind of protest, will they be free from persian cushion under the law? >> translator: acts of protest and propaganda are different things. they are close. but if we were to look at them from a legal perspective, then protesting the law does not amount to propaganda of homosexuality or sexual abuse of children. >> reporter: russia's gay activists say the climate there is getting ugly. >> the propaganda laws are policed. it's a huge, converted campaign. it's policed by the kremlin. it's a campaign of hate and violence. basically, it's a law that enshrines second-class citizenship. >> translator: it has nothing to do with persecuting people for their nontraditional orientation. in this country, everybody is absolutely equal to anybody else. irrespective to one's religious, sex, ethnicity or sexual orientation. >> reporter: this russian protester was detained for unfurling a rainbow flag during the olympic torch relay.