(Moscow) Russian President Vladimir Putin made fun of the US Embassy in Moscow on Friday, which hung a rainbow flag on its facade at the end of June, saying it “says something” People who work there.
Posted on July 3 2020 at 12 h 09
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Responding during a videoconference to a member who pointed out to him that the embassy had hung this flag symbol of the LGBT movement (lesbians, gays, bis and trans) for the “Pride month”, Vladimir Poutine asked “who work in this building? “
“Let them celebrate. That says something about the people who work there, “he continued, according to comments broadcast on television.
The Russian president signed the constitutional amendments approved by the Russians during a national vote on Friday, including the institution of marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, effectively prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Vladimir Putin however assured Friday that his country does not discriminate anybody according to his sexual orientation and assured that the law of 2013 prohibiting homosexual “propaganda” with minors was aimed simply to prevent such relationships from being “imposed” on children.
“Let a person grow, become an adult and decide his own path. We shouldn't impose anything, “he said, adding that” those who attack us on this front are just trying to break an open door. ”
Ekaterina Lakhova, a senator from the ruling party known for her conservative ideas, however denounced the fact that the colors of the rainbow flag were used to sell ice cream. “It is indirect but it forces our children to get used to the colors, to the flag that everyone is waving, even at this embassy,” she said.
The US Ambassador to Moscow, John Sullivan, said on 25 June on Twitter that “our embassy is displaying the rainbow flag in solidarity ”, accompanied by a video of the flag hanging on a facade of the building overlooking a busy street in Moscow. The British Embassy also hoisted a rainbow flag.
Members of a conservative Orthodox group then protested in front of the embassy, trampling on a rainbow flag. The flag, however, also became a symbol of support for the rights of sexual minorities, with many Muscovites taking selfies with the flag in the background.
