Rsian lear sists natn do not discrimate on basis of sexual orientatn; gay pri flag on US embassy beme a target for homophobic protts
Contents:
- RSIA'S JEWISH FLAG IS NOT GAY, KREML EXPERT SAYS
- RSIA CREATED A "FLAG FOR STRAIGHTS" TO FIGHT "GAY FEVER"
- RSIA’S RULG PARTY UNVEILS ANTI-GAY “HETEROSEXUAL FLAG”
RSIA'S JEWISH FLAG IS NOT GAY, KREML EXPERT SAYS
<b>A rint of Rsia's Jewish Autonomo Regn asked the Kreml to make sure the regnal flag didn't vlate the untry's gay propaganda ban.</b> * gay russian flag *
The European Court of Human Rights led 2017 that the 2013 law is discrimatory, promot homophobia and vlat the European Conventn on Human Rights.
The urt found that the law “served no legimate public tert, ” rejectg suggtns that public bate on LGBT issu uld fluence children to bee homosexual, or that threatened public morals.
RSIA CREATED A "FLAG FOR STRAIGHTS" TO FIGHT "GAY FEVER"
A group of Lat Amerin activists cid to fy Rsian anti-gay laws wh a ltle help om their soccer jerseys * gay russian flag *
Homosexualy was crimalized Rsia 1993, but homophobia and discrimatn is still rife. Speakg before Put signed the bill to the law on Monday, Tanya Loksha, associate Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch said: “The 2013 ‘gay propaganda’ law was an unabashed example of polil homophobia, and the new draft legislatn amplifi that broar and harsher ways.
RSIA’S RULG PARTY UNVEILS ANTI-GAY “HETEROSEXUAL FLAG”
1 Gilbert Baker Pri FlagWikimedia CommonsIn 1978, Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office California, asked artist Gilbert Baker to create a Pri flag. A source told Philalphia Magaze, “Wh all of the Black and Brown activism that’s worked to addrs racism the Gayborhood over the past year, I thk the new flag is a great step for the cy to show the world that they’re workg toward fully supportg all members of our muny.
"Regardg the siary of this flag wh the symbol of the gay movement, we expla that not every rabow image is lked to sexual orientatn, " Gey Vilbakhov, a Kreml advisor, reportedly wrote an official rponse to an unnamed rint of the far eastern regn who had raised ncerns over the flag.
"On s flag the gay movement seven strip, not six, " Valyaev explaed.