Andrew E. Kramer: Putin Proposes Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage. In: The New York Times. 3. März 2020, abgerufen am 8. Juni 2020: „By including an amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, "they are reinventing the vote as a referendum for traditional values," said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Moscow-based political scientist.“
Putin submits plans for constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In: the Guardian. 2. März 2020, abgerufen am 8. Juni 2020 (englisch): „“For me, the most important proposal would fix the status of marriage as a union between a man and a woman,” Pyotr Tolstoy, a vice-speaker in the Duma, told reporters“
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Putin Proposes to Enshrine God, Heterosexual Marriage in Constitution. In: The Moscow Times. 2. März 2020, abgerufen am 8. Juni 2020 (englisch): „Putin's fourth stint in the Kremlin has seen a strong pivot to more conservative policies, with groups promoting fundamentalist Orthodox Christian views gaining more legitimacy and liberal viewpoints attacked as Moscow's relations with the West have soured.“