[Amy Jade]

t.A.T.u singer Yulia Volkova has claimed that she would "condemn" her son if she discovered he was gay.*

The star - who rose to fame after kissing her bandmate Lena Katina in the music video for 'All The Things She Said' - explained that she thinks "a man has no right to be a "f*g".

During an interview on Russian TV, the presenter asked her: "Will you condemn your son, if he is gay?"

According to a translation provided on YouTube video description, she replied: "Yes, 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 accept a gay son."

She added that her views only relate to a gay son, and not a gay daughter, as she thinks lesbian couples look "much nicer".

"I think for men it's a bad freedom," she said. "In our time, there is a very large number of frivolous girls (and a man can be with a large number of these girls). This is freedom for men.

"And a man has no right to be a f*g. Two girls together - not the same thing as the two men together. It seems to me that lesbians look aesthetically much nicer than two men holding their hands or kissing."

She continued: "But I want to say that I'm not against gays, I just want my son to be a real man, not a f*g.

"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 a little better than the rest."

t.A.T.u's 2002 music video for 'All The Things She Said' caused controversy because of the kiss. The pair later confirmed that they were not gay in real life.

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