Tatyana Butskaya (United Russia), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family, Women and Children, expressed the opinion that the work of the Tatu group has led to an increase in the number of LGBT people in Russia. “Banning movies and confiscating books. How will the law banning LGBT propaganda on the National News Service’s site work?
“Until Tatu when we were kids, we wouldn’t have thought of a girl dating a girl. And the girl and the girl held hands because they were seen, because they were played on every channel, everywhere,” said the deputy.
According to Butskaya, music is not just rhythm and lyrics, but also the message “look at me, do what I do, try”.
The presenter reminded her of the Tatu group “Gay Boy” song, to which Inga Yumasheva, expert of the Patriarchal Commission for the Protection of Family Affairs, Maternity and Childhood Protection, answered: “You call it a national treasure, but we can do it. live without it.”
“If someone really likes it, turn on your headphones and listen at home. What to do with what already exists? We also know about Moiseev’s work, but we can live without him. There should be no such songs in the public arena,” he said.
Butskaya likened homosexuality to a disease and urged “go to the doctor” in this case.
“Boys should look like boys and girls should look like girls. Deputy, if you have a disease, you should be treated, don’t brag, “My tooth is rotten, my liver is not working.”
At the press conference, Butskaya also suggested that after the adoption of the law banning LGBT propaganda, gay clubs will begin to close themselves.
“Let them gather quietly in the kitchen at home,” he said.
Butskaya also expressed the view that the new law does not restrict artists in any way: “Write if you want to write. If you want to draw, draw. But on the table. She advised authors of LGBT-themed works to self-actualize “quietly, for themselves.”
Commenting on the adoption of the law, the deputy stressed that “Russia is the center of the revival of traditional family values.”
“Nature does not depend on us”
The Tatu group announced its dissolution in 2011, since then its soloists Yulia Volkova and Elena Katina periodically reunite for rare joint performances. Volkova is married and has two children. Elena Katina married for the second time in the summer of 2022. to be his son. According to her, she is an Orthodox Christian and goes to church regularly. In a conversation with socialbites.ca, Katina’s public relations manager, she said she would not comment because she was pregnant.
Composer Alexander Voitinsky, in a conversation with socialbites.ca, one of the creators of Tatu, commented on Tatyana Butskaya’s words that “it never occurred to her” that girls could be with girls. “And it probably popped into other minds as well. “He doesn’t know what’s going through other people’s minds,” Voitinsky said.
He pointed out that no one has done a statistical study of what happens before and after the group’s activity. “But I agree that there may be more girls walking hand in hand. But as it happens, there are so many lesbians that it is measured not by musical projects, but by nature, ”the composer said.
At the same time, he did not rule out that the group’s activities could contribute to greater openness to LGBT people. “And the sense of security of those who hid and lived a difficult, difficult, tragic life found a window into themselves, a reason to be honest with themselves and the world around them,” he said, describing it as positive. Contribution of Tatu group.
“Society can either accept people or use force against them. There are only two options. Nature does not depend on us, but the attitude towards people different from us depends on us, ”Voytinsky emphasized.
“Same Book”
At the conference, Butskaya also spoke about what prompted lawmakers to take an initiative to ban LGBT propaganda. According to her, the starting point for initiating such a law was the book “Write in a Pioneer Tie” by Elena Malisova and Katerina Silvanova, about the relationship between two young men.
I call it the “same book” that started it all. If classical literature is not so frightening, there are no living examples to be savored or promoted. Even in Lolita [писателя Владимира] Nabokov, I’m sure no one wants to repeat the fate of the hero. But you have to be vigilant in new business, ”said the deputy.
According to him, after the book appeared in stores, he complained to Rospotrebnadzor. But they did not see anything illegal there, because the broadcast is broadcast in Russia with the sign 18+.
On November 24, the State Duma passed a law banning LGBT propaganda in Russia in its third reading. According to the document, innovations will affect the internet, media, books, audio-visual services, cinema and advertising. Publishers reacted and suspended the sale of many books after the law passed.