Putin defends Russia’s ban on youth-focused gay propaganda: ‘I believe we should leave kids in peace’
MOSCOW, September 29, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – In 2013, Russia passed an amendment to the country’s Child Protection Law against “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors,” which also safeguards children from being adopted by homosexuals. Western governments, led by the United States, condemned the law, which has as its purpose “Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values,” as hateful, bigoted, and out of step with modern societies