Prosecutors Investigate Children’s Books for ‘Gay Propaganda’
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a collection of children's stories edited by acclaimed novelist Lyudmila Ulitskaya, after activists complained they presented a "threat to the cultural values" of Russians by promoting tolerance of gay relationships, a news report said.
Leading the protests against the Lyudmila Ulitskaya Children’s Project — a series of 15 books by different authors — were activists from the conservative social movement The Essence of Time, who mounted an appeal for Oryol regional prosecutors to investigate the books, Izvestia reported Friday.
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