The press service of the organizing committee "Russia-2018" answered whether gays and lesbians can hold hands and kiss in the stadiums and fan zones of the upcoming World Cup.

"Any manifestations of emotions and expressions of feelings that do not violate public order and correspond to general cultural principles of conduct are a natural and integral part of football. Kissing and hugging can be done in different ways, but in the generally accepted norms, it is please, as many as you like.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is not an exception and is intended to become the most comfortable and hospitable for all guests and participants of the tournament, "the press service of the organizing committee.

"There will be no ban on wearing rainbow symbols in Russia. It is obvious that it will be possible to come here, that the expression of feelings will not be punished or fined, because football is a unifying game. As far as propaganda is concerned, the law concerns, as you all know, only propaganda among minors, "said Aleksei Smertin, the 2018 ambassador and the RFU inspector for combating racism and discrimination.