FRANCE: Hate Party Youth Leader Calls For Ban On "Homosexual Propaganda"

Julien Rochedy, 25, the youth leader for France's neo-Nazi affiliated National Front party is calling for a ban on "homosexual propaganda" similar to the ban approved last year in Russia. Via Gay Star News:

"What I know is that the law bans LGBT propaganda in schools. That is their priority, and yes I would like that," he said in a radio interview. "Why not have it? Why not have it in the streets as well?" When told Russia has seen several arrests, suicides and murders since the law was introduced, Rochedy said that was "complete nonsense." Rochedy, known as the "beau bigot," is the rising star of the extreme right party. This "petit Putin" is often trotted out to argue on right-wing National Front social policies, known for his ability to seduce young voters. The party is recovering after suffering a major loss last year after same-sex marriage and adoption was passed into law.

RELATED: The National Front is a supporter of the anti-gay Manif Pour Tous. Its former president, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has been convicted six times for inciting racial hatred, including for denying that the Holocaust took place. Last year Le Pen's daughter, herself a failed candidate for France's presidency, praised the man who committed suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in protest of same-sex marriage.