Я россиянин и горжусь этим. Posted by Ришат Шигапов on Saturday, June 27, 2015

People have been coming together to show their support for gay rights by putting rainbow filters over their Facebook profile pictures.

Brilliant right?

Well, over in Russia they are not happy about it.

After reportedly being ‘inundated’ with requests by homophobes to add the Russian flag to their Facebook profiles in support of ‘family values’ graphic designer Oleg Chulakov, has created a new app that does just that.


Millions of people across the globe have used the gay pride rainbow filter already – however, a grand total of 83 Facebook users have adopted the Russian one, posting the photo alongside the hashtag #pridetobestraight and #pridetoberussian.



Obviously grammar is not their strong point.

Russia has been criticised over its record on gay rights and in recent years has sought to lead a backlash against increasing LGBT rights in Europe and the USA.

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A Channel 4 documentary screened last year called Hunted exposed groups who lure gay men on fake dates and then attack them.

It is thought violence against the LGBT community means that only 1% of gay people in the country are ‘out’.

Vsevolod Chaplin, a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, said that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down bans on same-sex marriage was ‘godless and sinful.’

Russian anti-gay politician Vitaly Milonov has become a hate figure for LGBT activists (Picture: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)

He told the Interfax news agency: ‘Remember that what they really want to do is take away your right to live according to your faith, take away your soul, take away your chance to build a life for your society and government in accordance with eternal and unchanged moral laws given to us by God.’

Vitaly Milonov, a local lawmaker in St. Petersburg and Russia’s most famous homophobe, said he had asked Russia’s internet watchdog to ban Facebook for violating laws banning ‘gay propaganda.’

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