Putin recognized the right of representatives of sexual minorities to win competitions

Vladimir Putin, at the plenary session of the International Cultural Forum in St. Petersburg, admitted that representatives of sexual minorities can make films and become heroes of books and films.

“I’ll say something unexpected: this topic and these people have the right to win (competitions) and talk about them. This is part of society, this is what people live by,” the president said in response to director Emir Kusturica’s remark that now, in order to win an Oscar, you need to make a film about transgender people or be a representative of sexual minorities yourself.

However, Putin emphasized that “it’s bad if only they win all sorts of competitions.” “Equality should be everywhere and in everything – including in competitions in the field of culture,” he emphasized. The President noted that there are many names for sexual minorities, including “transformers.”