Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have said gay relationships are not anti-Russian.
According to RIA Novosti news agency, Putin meant “non-traditional” relationships cannot be taught to children.
His comment is clear. Yet it ignores state involvement in political organisation.
Putin says he protects Russia by stopping children being taught it in schools, yet gay movements often organise to protect their own existence.
The balance of contradictions is a strained act by a war-minded President.
