Tamara Pletnyova
Tamara Vasilyevna Pletnyova (Russian: Тама́ра Васи́льевна Плетнёва; née Shtrak, born November 22, 1947, Novodubrovskoe, Novosibirsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian politician.[1]
Deputy of the State Duma of the first (1993–1995), the second (1995–1999),[2] the third (1999–2003), the fourth (2003–2007), the fifth (2007–2011),[3] the sixth (2011–2016) and seventh convocations (from 2016), a member of the Communist Party faction, member of the Permanent Commission of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly on social policy and human rights[4] and the chairwoman of the Family, Women, and Children Affairs Committee in the State Duma.[5]
In 2018, Pletnyova made headlines for advising Russian women not to have sex with foreign men during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[6]
In March 2019, Pletnyova has called gays "sick" people who "must be cured".[7][8]
References
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- Народная избранница бедного пенсионера
- В РФ могут ввести звание «Почётный гражданин Российской Федерации»
- Pletnyova Tamara Vasilyevna The State Duma. Persons (Rus.)
- "'Don't have sex with foreign men': Russian lawmaker's World Cup advice". RT. June 13, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- Russian Lawmaker Says Gays Are 'Sick,' Must Be 'Cured' Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 6, 2019
- Gays Should Be 'Cured,' Russian Lawmaker Says The Moscow Times. March 6, 2019