▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Put in ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Russia ▁party ▁back ed ▁str ic ter ▁legisl ation ▁against ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community , ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁Arch angel sk ▁and ▁Nov os ib ir sk ; ▁a ▁law ▁called ▁the ▁Russian ▁gay ▁propag anda ▁law , ▁that ▁is ▁against ▁" hom osex ual ▁propag anda " ▁( which ▁prohib its ▁such ▁symbols ▁as ▁the ▁rain bow ▁flag ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁published ▁works ▁containing ▁hom osex ual ▁content ) ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Res pond ing ▁to ▁international ▁concerns ▁about ▁Russia ' s ▁legisl ation , ▁Put in ▁asked ▁critics ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁a ▁" ban ▁on ▁the ▁propag anda ▁of ▁ped oph ilia ▁and ▁hom osex ual ity " ▁and ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁hom osex ual ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁should ▁" le ave ▁the ▁children ▁in ▁peace " ▁but ▁denied ▁there ▁was ▁any ▁" prof essional , ▁career ▁or ▁social ▁disc rim ination " ▁against ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Put in ▁attended ▁a ▁tele vised ▁r ally ▁of ▁the ▁All - Russ ia ▁People ' s ▁Front ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁movement , ▁which ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁According ▁to ▁journalist ▁Steve ▁Ros enberg , ▁the ▁movement ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁" re connect ▁the ▁Kre ml in