30.07 Trendwatcher: Mizulina, Gay Activists � And Fame

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In Russia, it is illegal to insult a government official � though this law doesn�t make headlines very often.

It doesn�t make headlines because the official in question must directly petition the Investigative Committee for the insult to be investigated. In many instances, the official in question doesn�t want to appear offended � or so it would seem.

Russian State Duma deputy Yelena Mizulina, the woman behind Russia�s famous law banning gay propaganda to minors on the federal level, is OK with appearing offended.

She has complained that LGBT activist Nikolai Alexeyev, famous for his many PR stunts, insulted her and her colleague on Twitter.