Putin’s New Constitution Sparks Call to Restrict Rainbows
- Russian senator criticizes U.S. embassy for LGBT flag display
- Putin tells allies to police rainbows ‘but not aggressively’
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A day after Russians approved an effectual ban on gay marriage as part of sweeping amendments to the constitution, Vladimir Putin signaled to supporters it was open season on the rainbow.
The Russian president met with the authors of the amendments Friday and one of them, a former senator, appealed to him to take one step further and limit the use of rainbows in advertising.