Russian gay family forced to flee to Spain: “Too many death threats”

A Russian gay family that appeared in a controversial advertisement for a supermarket chain fled to Spain after suffering online abuse and death threats, the BBC reports online. “We are safe, we are resting,” the mother Yuma wrote on Instagram posting a photo in which the family appears in a park waving a rainbow flag. «It was a hard test for all of us, we are in a state of psychological fragility», he said, explaining that «in Russia we are denied the fundamental right to have a family. It doesn’t matter who we are, we should all have that right! ‘ “Now my family and I really need to settle down in Barcelona; these are not easy times for us and we need friends,” one of the daughters, Mila, wrote in a post. A month ago, supermarket chain VkusVill apologized to customers, staff and suppliers after a photo of it, showing a same-sex family, sparked strong reactions on social media. The photo was also immediately removed from the site