Because Russia's strict stance on homosexuality, a new overwatch webcomic has been released online, but people in Russia's won't be able to see it.

Eurogamer reports that Blizzard has clarified that they are not releasing webcomic in Russia was the company's call". To avoid controversy Blizzard decides not to release the Overwatch comic in Russia.

According to a statement, Blizzard said," Blizzard decided not to publish in Russia to comply with Russian legislation. We pre-emptively decided not to publish given the climate in Russia and Legal feedback". The official of Blizzard said in a statement that Russia's strict stance on homosexuality forced them to stop to release on the territory of Russian Federation.

Russia doesn't allow "gay propaganda" and they label it as illegal. Some comic lovers believe that Blizzard probably made the right call to not release in the country to avoid controversy or even legal action taken against them.

The comic reveals that Tracer is the first openly gay character in Overwatch.She can be kissing another woman who is her girlfriend, according to Attack of the Fanboy. There is a mix of male and female characters and also people from different races. At the same time, there are some non-human characters too.

Russian federation constraints "gay propaganda rule "that might be promoted towards minors. This means common peoples can face legal challenge anything from public speeches, demonstration, or discussions of gay rights. The laws have prompted several protests at the time of 2014 Olympics held in Sochi.

However, adding LGBT character into a popular game like overwatch shows that some countries have moved forward with this kind of things. The incident is never happened in past. Russia, on the other hand, is still sensitive when it comes to the LGBT community.

Earlier this month Russian MPs called for a ban on FIFA 17 after EA sports offered players Rainbow attire to partake in the Stonewall's Rainbow Laces Campaign.

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