t.A.T.u singer wouldn’t support gay son: ‘Men should be men’

Yulia Volkova, one half of faux-lesbian Russian pop duo t.A.T.u, has said that she wouldn’t “support” her son if he were gay.

t.A.T.u, best known for their 2003 chart-topper All the Things She Said, whose video featured a girl-on-girl kiss between Volkova and her bandmate Lena Katina, performed at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia earlier this year.

The duo were accompanied by backing dancers dressed in rainbow-coloured outfits, and held hands during a performance of their hit Not Gonna Get Us, which many commentators interpreted as a protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws.

However, in a recent interview on Russian TV, Volkova apparently shared some much less gay-friendly views, saying she wouldn’t “support” her son if he were gay because “men should be men”.

She is quoted as saying, according to Clickmusic: “I would condemn him because I believe that a real man must be a real man. God created man for procreation, it is the nature. The man for me is the support, the strength of… I won’t support a gay son.”

Volkova went on to reveal that she believes it is acceptable for two women to share a sexual relationship – but thinks the situation is different for two men.

“A man has no right to be a fag. Two girls together is not the same thing as the two men together,” she continued. “It seems to me that lesbians look aesthetically much nicer than two men holding their hands or kissing.”

Volkova then added: “But I want to say that I’m not against gays, I just want my son to be a real man, not a fag. I have many gay friends. I believe that being gay is all still better than murderers, thieves or drug addicts. If you choose out of all this, being gay is better than the rest. I do not blame anyone.”

After reuniting for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, t.A.T.u. have since split up again – and released their last ever music video in April.