The lawmaker, Vitaly V. Milonov, relied on news media reports and complaints from parents that the children’s film includes a gay character who participates in a “sexually deviated scene,” said his spokesman, Ilya Yevstigneyev. This is an apparent reference not to the concept of love between a human and a beast but to a secondslong glimpse of a gay character near the end of the movie dancing with the object of his affections. “The obvious, blatant, shameless propaganda of sin, of perverted sexual relations.”The release of the film coincides with the start of spring vacation for Russian schoolchildren, adding — for Milonov — a sense of urgency. The Russian Culture Ministry did not respond to a request for comment, and Disney did not respond to a query. Fighting homosexuality has been a recurrent theme for Milonov, 43, a champion of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Source: National Post March 07, 2017 16:27 UTC