Posted on 07/08/2015 8:09:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Russia's ruling political party has designed a “heterosexual flag” to honor traditional family values, the Izvestia newspaper reported Wednesday.
Copies of the flag, which feature the outlines of a man and a woman holding hands with three children, were shown to Izvestia by Andrei Lisovenko, deputy head of the United Russia branch in Moscow. The flags also come printed with the Russian-language hashtag “A Real Family.”
According to Lisovenko, the flag will have its official unveiling at Moscow's Sokolniki park later Wednesday, where hundreds of people will gather for a United Russia rally in honor of the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, which the country celebrates annually on July 8.
United Russia's decision to unveil a “heterosexual flag” comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in late June, when the White House was lit up in the colors of the rainbow flag traditionally associated with the LGBT community.
“This is our response to same-sex marriage, to this mockery of the concept of the family. We have to warn against gay-fever at home and support traditional values in our country,” Lisovenko was quoted as saying by Izvestia.
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This is Russia blatantly trolling Obama and the Liberal US Media.
The concept is great but the flag sucks.
Yes it truly is a Bizarro World situation. But good for them. I hope they stay strong on this issue and keep putting us to shame until we see the error of our ways.
Putin, PLEASE make one in English and market it here!!!
I think the flag is fine. May God bless them for this stand.
Idea: Why don’t we make a filter for our Facebook photos out of this? heee, heee.
Well, it’s better than our traditional family flag... being as we don’t have one...
Flag looks fine to me. Both Russian and English and even Spanish inscriptions “A Real Family” would be great.
LOL. I’ll buy one, even in Russian if they just make them available.
Yowza.
That is a GREAT idea. Only I’m not on facebook, but for those who are it would be wonderful.
Excellent!
Maybe flying the heterosexual/family flag will become more popular in the U.S. Of course there will be the usual demonrat and fifth-column media attempts to get it banned.
Candidate for dumbest coomment ever on my history on FR!
Just more Russian propaganda, Putin is in a desperate situation over there, cheap theatrics is all he has.
Sounds something like nastoyashaya semya.
Got it pretty close. It means real family I think.
Duh, it says A Real Family in the article. Well, I did it the hard way.
You did good. You just confirmed it.
Thanks. I guess I did. I know how to sound out the words but I don’t know what most of them mean because I put my Russian language stuff away.
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