Canadian foreign minister on Monday directed her officials to summon Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov over series of anti-LGBTQ tweets which included one aimed at an openly lesbian federal minister.
The embassy posted the messages on Twitter in recent days after Russian lawmakers approved a bill banning all forms of LGBTQ "propaganda" that critics say ramps up a crackdown on "non-traditional" sexual relationships, affecting everything from books and films to social media posts.
Canada's foreign minister on Monday ordered her officials to summon Russia's ambassador in Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, over a series of "hateful" anti-LGBTQ tweets including one aimed at an openly lesbian…