WNBA star released in exchange for Russian arms dealer
Olympic Gold medalist detained in Moscow in February
Statute 'pushes LGBTQI+ persons further to the margins of Russian society'
With Putin's signature, Russian LGBTQ+ people "will cease to be publicly known" effectively driving them underground
"We have made a serious proposal to free American prisoners. We did not see a serious response from the Russian side to our proposal"
The legislation still needs the approval of the upper House and President Putin- introduces an expanded "all ages" anti-LGBTQ propaganda ban
Reuters noted WNBA star in country's Mordovia region
Romas Zabarauskas came out in 2011 at Vilnius Film Festival
WNBA star's lawyers say whereabouts are unknown
"The U.S. government made a significant offer to the Russians to resolve the current unacceptable & wrongful detentions of American citizens"
