Posted on 10/06/2021 5:02:53 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Russia’s Permanent Representation to the Council of Europe has rejected the recommendations of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) to abolish the legal ban on providing information about homosexuality to minors, Ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, told TASS on Wednesday.
"The Commission exceeded its authority in drawing up the report," the diplomat said, recalling that "the protection of sexual minorities is not part of its mandate."
"In this regard, the calls to prioritize the repeal of the legal ban on the provision of information about homosexuality to minors are legally null and void, and are nothing else but interference in Russia’s internal affairs," Soltanovsky stressed.
(Excerpt) Read more at tass.com ...
It’s one of many reasons my wife, 5-year-old son, and I moved to Russia in January.
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