French: Russia Copied Our Anti-Gay Flag

French opponents of gay marriage have accused the ruling United Russia party of using their logo without permission after it unveiled a “heterosexual flag” in honor of traditional family values, news reports said.

United Russia's use of the flag, which bears a striking resemblance to that of La Manif Pour Tous — a movement against same-sex marriage — was never authorized by the French group, its leader Ludovine de La Rochere told Le Figaro on Thursday. She also rubbished claims by Andrei Lisovenko, who heads United Russia's Moscow branch, that his party had permission to use the symbol.

The Russian version of the flag, which Lisovenko demonstrated to pro-Kremlin daily Izvestia earlier this week, shows the outlines of a man and a woman holding hands with three children and carries the Russian-language hashtag “A Real Family.”

But shortly after the article's publication, Russian bloggers pointed out that the flag was almost identical to the logo of La Manif Pour Tous. The only difference is that the French image features two children, instead of three.

De La Rochere said her movement would not have allowed United Russia to use the flag, even if it had asked for permission.

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