Moscow mayor again bans gay observance during May Day
Qnews Apr 23 08Source: AFP , GayRussia.ru press release MOSCOW (AFP) — The Moscow mayor's office said on Wednesday it would not allow gay pride marches -- previously broken up by ultra-nationalists -- to take place on this year's May Day holiday. The announcement came as a gay rights leader said he planned events throughout May to highlight the repression of sexual minorities in Russia. "The council will act decisively and uncompromisingly to prevent attempts to hold such events because society is overwhelmingly opposed to the gay lifestyle and philosophy," council spokesman Sergei Tsoi was. Full story...
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