And I'm not attempting to compel other countries or societies to do anything. They are not, however, entitled to my silence about their restraint of free speech. Any and all who dislike state silencing of lawful redress can and should speak up.
Not at all. For most of human history, faggotry was seen as wicked, filthy, and unnatural---so much so that it was illegal. The founding fathers of this nation held that same view.
Unfortunately, the country's morals have deteriorated to such a point that many now consider the pushing of such perversion and mental illness on society as "free speech." This is why you can see queers in San Francisco parading their adopted toddlers around in leather and chains. They're just people who deserve their rights, you know. /s
I have no special use for Putin, except when he's humiliating Obama. He is largely just a KGB thug. But thugs get some things right, and on this issue, his decision to protect Russia's children from feces-obsessed deviants is correct.