Our extensive range of LGBT flags, pin badges and embroidered patches has helped spread LGBT. This list is further organized by emoji subgroups (or subcategories).
Mark Horler, one of the company’s directors said: In no way was the pin produced as an anti-LGBT item and we take offense with that suggestion. The flag, which consists of a yellow field and three horizontal red stripes, is now recognized as the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag (L c T do v Di sn) by at least 13 U.S. This is the complete list of emojis under the Flags emoji group (or category), along with their corresponding Windows ALT codes (when available). Homophobia is rife in Russia, with a recent survey revealing that 37 per cent of Russians think of homosexuality as a disease that needs to be cured, according to the Moscow Times. Update: 1000 Flags has apparently removed the flag from its Amazon store.
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The politician called for the country's media watchdog to block Facebook over its rainbow flag tool. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Last year Vitaly Milonov, the architect of the propaganda law, called for Apple CEO Tim Cook to be banned from entering the country after he came out as gay.Įarlier this year, another tech giant was the target of Milonov's anti-gay rhetoric. This isn't the first time Apple has come under fire from the Russian government. The emoji, which features an LGBT pride flag with. If found guilty, the technology giant faces a fine of up to 1 million rubles (£10,000) and a three month suspension across the country, the Daily Telegraph reports. The appearance of an emoji -like icon which appears to promote an anti-LGBT message has sparked outrage on social media. Homosexuality is not officially a crime in Russia, but "gay propaganda" legislation introduced in 2013 bans the promotion or display of homosexuality in front of minors. The police inquiry was launched in Russia's Kirov region after Orthodox activist and lawyer Yaroslav Mikhailov filed a complaint that the emojis violated the controversial law, Pink News reports.
The emojis were released earlier this year as part of Apple's iOS update 8.3 and include images of same-sex parents with their children, two men holding hands and a lesbian couple kissing. Russian police have launched an investigation into whether Apple's gay emojis are a violation of the country's strict "homosexual propaganda" law.