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In 2013 lawmaker Alexei Zhuravlyov proposed a new law that would strip gay people with children of their parenting rights. The bill triggered fears the government was about to start taking children from their parents, but stalled in Russia's parliament.
Zhuravlyov is now pushing for a slightly watered down version that would deny custody to any parent who leaves a straight relationship to be gay. He says: "In case any parent openly propagates homosexuality and only in this case, if the family splits, a child should exclusively stay with a parent who has heterosexual way of life."
Zhuravlyov dismisses Western liberalism and says traditional Russian values dictate a child should have a father and a mother. "We think on this, Russia is on the right path compared to the west," he says. "If you in the west are so tolerant, let Russia live with its established traditions. Be tolerant to us."
No school for gays, tomboys in Saudi Arabia
Gay and tomboy students could return to school if they proved ?they have been corrected and have stopped such practices,? the newspaper said.
It said the commission was ordered to work harder to combat the gay ?phenomenon, which has been promoted by some websites,? and to oppose ?unacceptable behavior? in public places.
Under Saudi law, homosexual behavior can be punished by whipping, prison sentences and even death.
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