President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has caused a stir by launching their own “flag for straights” to counter the rainbow flag used by the LGBT movement.

Notoriously anti-gay president Vladimir Putin has one-upped himself once again. As if introducing the “gay propaganda” in Russia law wasn’t enough, along with organised raids on well known gay clubs, Putin has gone one step further and introduced a “flag for straights”.

The flag had it’s grand unveiling at a rally in Moscow on July , organised to celebrate the country’s Day of Saint Peter and Saint Fevronia which is essentially, Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.

The flag shows a mum, a dad and three children with a Russian hashtag which translates to #RealFamily.

Aleksey Lisovenko, deputy head of United Russia in Moscow, told media, “This is our answer to same-sex marriages, this mockery of the very concept of family. We must prevent gay fever in our country and support traditional values.”

I wish we could say we were surprised… but…