The nightmare continues for Russia's LGBT community: a member of parliament is proposing a law that would deny gay and lesbian parents custody of their own children, the Associated Press is reporting.

"The draft bill, published on parliament's website on Thursday, would make the 'fact of nontraditional sexual orientation' a basis for denying custody. Other grounds include alcoholism, drug use, and abuse... "Alexei Zhuravlev, the author of the bill, referred to the earlier law and said that homosexual 'propaganda' had to be banned not only in the public space "but also in the family.'"

According to a report from Russia Today, a state-owned media outlet, an explanatory note Zhuravlev submitted with the bill contains additional alarming information: