Controversial Quote by Vladimir Putin

It is well known that homosexuality is a criminal offense in the United States, in four US states. If it is good or bad,…

— Vladimir Putin

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is…

— Vladimir Putin

I think that a person cannot be criminally or otherwise prosecuted, his or her rights cannot be infringed upon the grounds of nationality, ethnicity…

— Vladimir Putin

There's another piece of legislation in Russia that would make "allowing for nontraditional sexual relations" a cause for removing parental rights, and remove children…

— Masha Gessen

Russia isn't only oppressive toward gay people, it is hard on everyone, particularly women.

— Courtney Act

Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three…

— Yakov Smirnoff

I think the Russian government is right to be concerned with propaganda on teenagers who are at the age of struggling through sexual identity…

— Bryan Fischer

Being LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender) in Russia is anything but fun.

— Conchita Wurst

Russia, at the start of the 21st century, at least in its larger cities, very much resembled the United States of the early 1990s:…

— Masha Gessen

In Russia all people enjoy the equal rights, including homosexuals.

— Vladimir Putin

Russian law on banning nontraditional relationships basically says you cannot have any portrayal, neutral or positive, of homosexual relationships or nontraditional families, period. And…

— Masha Gessen

The law in Russia bans "propaganda of homosexuality," which is defined as dissemination of information that can cause harm to the spiritual or physical…

— Masha Gessen