One Russian senator wants to ban gay-friendly emoji
Russian Sen. Mikhail Marchenko has had it with emoji depicting same-sex relationships. He alleged the same-sex parenting and kissing emoji violate Russia's 2013 law against gay propaganda, according to translations of a Russian newspaper report from Quartz and BBC News.
Mikhail reportedly said the emoji "promoted non-traditional sexual relationships" and "denied family values." His complaint prompted a state media investigation into the emoji that could lead to them being banned from social media in Russia. Pro-gay emoji have been available on iPhones since 2012.
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