Elton John under fire from Russian anti-gay rights parents group
Elton John under fire from Russian anti-gay rights parents group demanding Putin cancel singer's concert
‘The singer intends to come out in support of local sodomites and break the current Russian law, directed at protecting children,’ says the committee.
REUTERS
Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 1:48 PM
A Russian parents' committee has asked President Vladimir Putin to cancel a planned concert by gay musician Elton John, saying he intended to violate a ban on "homosexual propaganda".
In an open letter to Putin, the local parents' group in central Ural region was reported by media as saying: "The singer intends to come out in support of local sodomites and break the current Russian law, directed at protecting children."
Critics say the law banning gay "propaganda" among minors - which has prompted calls for a boycott of Russia's hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics - is discriminatory, barring people from being open about their sexual orientation.
The law is part of a broader attempt by Putin to win over Russians in the mostly conservative country following protests against his rule among urban and often middle class voters over his return to the Kremlin last May.
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Or those asshat parents might get more than they bargained for 