Ikea to halt Russia website due to gay ‘propaganda’ fears

Ikea says it is halting its online magazine in Russia because of fears that it violates the country's law banning the promotion of "gay values" to minors.

The Swedish retailer said its magazine, Ikea Family Live, “demonstrates various aspects of home life regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation”.

In a statement, the world’s largest furniture retailer said: “We understand that some publications in our magazine can be considered as propaganda.”

The law passed by Moscow in 2013 bans the promotion of "non-traditional sexual relations" to people under the age of 18.

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