RUSSIA: Nutjob Lawmaker Vitaly Milonov Vows To Arrest Athletes & Fans At LGBT Sports Festival

Our least favorite Russian is back in the headlines. Via Gay Star News:

Russian lawmaker has vowed to arrest athletes and spectators at a gay winter sports festival. From tomorrow till Monday (5-7 March), a sports facility in Priozersk, Leningrad will pay host to the ‘Paint With Winter’ festival. A celebration of rainbow families, athleticism and sport, it will be a rare chance to be free from the homophobic oppression of the government. Until now.

Vitaly Milonov, the notorious lawmaker who was the author of the country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law, has reacted with outrage. On Radio Baltica, he has demanded police arrest any person that promotes homosexuality to a minor. ‘The law must not allow any of the [gay men] an opportunity to touch our children,’ he said. ‘These people want to stay in hotel rooms with children.’ He has also called for the arrest of the organizers of the festival, the Russia LGBT Sports Federation.

A spokesman for the festival tells Gay Star News that their event is in full accordance with “current Russian law.” Milonov is closely aligned with the Russian Orthodox Church. Hit his label at the bottom of this post for my many previous stories on him.