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Behind the Aegis

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Thu Feb 13, 2020, 05:36 PM Feb 2020

'There will be dad and mum': Putin rules out Russia legalizing gay marriage [View all]

Source: Reuters

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin.

He made clear he would not allow the traditional notion of mother and father to be subverted by what he called "parent number 1" and "parent number 2".

"As far as 'parent number 1' and 'parent number 2' goes, I've already spoken publicly about this and I'll repeat it again: as long as I'm president this will not happen. There will be dad and mum," Putin said.

During his two decades in power, Putin has closely aligned himself with the Orthodox Church and sought to distance Russia from liberal Western values, including attitudes toward homosexuality and gender fluidity.

He made the comments as he met a state commission to discuss changes to Russia's constitution.


Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/there-will-be-dad-and-mum-putin-rules-out-russia-legalizing-gay-marriage/ar-BBZYjV4?ocid=spartandhp



Just a reminder of the hateful heterosexism from the Russian puppetmaster.
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