Russia Says 'No' to Everything Gay

RUSSIA’S president, Vladimir V. Putin, has declared war on homosexuals. So far, the world has mostly been silent.

On July 3, Mr. Putin signed a law banning the adoption of Russian-born children not only to gay couples but also to any couple or single parent living in any country where marriage equality exists in any form.

Russian Parliament Passes Anti-Gay Bill in 1436-0 Votes

MOSCOW – A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament.

Hours before the State Duma passed the Kremlin-backed law in a 436-0 vote with one abstention, more than two dozen protesters were attacked by hundreds of anti-gay activists and then detained by police.

The bill banning the "propaganda of nontraditional intimate relations" still needs to be passed by the appointed upper house and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin, but neither step is
in doubt.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin and wife, Lyudmila Get Divorced

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen with his wife, Lyudmila, Thursday night for the first time in a year, at a production of the ballet “La Esmeralda,” and took advantage of the occasion to tell his nation that they are getting divorced.

During the first intermission, at the Kremlin State Palace, the couple was interviewed by the Russia 24 news channel. They exchanged a few pleasantries about the ballet, and then the reporter mentioned that they are rarely seen together.