Canada's foreign minister, Melanie Joly, has ordered her officials to summon Russia's ambassador in Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, over a series of "hateful" anti-LGBT tweets, including one aimed at an openly lesbian federal minister. The Russian Embassy posted the messages on Twitter in recent days after Russian lawmakers approved a bill banning all forms of LGBT "propaganda" that critics say ramps up a crackdown on "nontraditional" sexual relationships, affecting everything from books and films to social media posts. To read the original story from AFP, click here.
Canada To Summon Russian Envoy Over 'Hateful' LGBT Tweets
Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly (right), seen here with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, has ordered Russia's ambassador in Ottawa to be summoned over anti-LGBT tweets