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Putin said that LGBT people are also part of society
President Putin: LGBT representatives are also part of society
Representatives of sexual minorities are also part of society and have the right to win in cultural competitions, Putin said at the St. Petersburg cultural forum.

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LGBT representatives are also part of society and have the right to win competitions in the field of culture, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum.

According to him, at various cultural competitions in Western countries, in order to win, you need to either tell or show something from the life of sexual minorities, “transgenders and... some other transformers - many different names.”

“But here's what I would like to say. I'll tell you something unexpected. And they too - these topics and these people - have the right to win, show, tell, because this is also part of society. This is also what people live by. ” Putin said.