A ruling party MP in Russia has sought to have the new Disney musical Beauty and the Beast banned for peddling “gay propaganda”.
The release of Beauty and the Beast coincides with the start of spring vacation for Russian schoolchildren, and Milonov said he had been receiving letters from concerned parents.
The legislation, signed by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has angered human rights activists and the LGBT community around the world.
The film, starring Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci, is due for release in Russia on 16 March.