Russia drops bill to seize children from gay parents — for now

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In May, St. Petersburg protesters released rainbow-colored balloons in support of LGBT rights and black balloons to protest violence against gays. (Photo by Olga Wagina)

Radio Free Europe reported Oct. 21, on the basis of articles from RIA-Novosti and Interfax:

A draft bill that would have stripped gay parents of their children has been withdrawn from the agenda of the Russian parliament.

Russian lawmaker Aleksei Zhuravlyov of the ruling United Russia party said the bill will be resubmitted for debate to Russia’s State Duma after changes are introduced.

He did not elaborate.

The draft was submitted to the State Duma last month.

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The head of the State Duma committee on family, women, and children, Yelena Mizulina, said earlier that it was unlikely that the proposed bill would be adopted as it would have been impossible to implement because of the difficulty in identifying parents with “nontraditional sexual orientations.”

For a little more information, read the full article: “Russian Draft Bill Banning Gay Parenting Withdrawn.”