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5. Gay pride parades are banned in separate legislation.

Fri Aug 2, 2013, 01:00 PM

Aug 2013

What about Gay Pride marches?

After several one-offs refusals to let them go ahead, and unsanctioned protest rallies, Moscow’s local parliament banned gay demonstrations for a 100 years in 2011, and again in 2012. They have been allowed to take place in St. Petersburg under the guise of human rights demonstrations. These have inevitably ended in bloodshed, as LGBT campaigners have been outnumbered by religious and radical right-wing counter-protesters, with police having to separate the groups. Whether Gay Pride marches should be held at all in such a febrile atmosphere has been a hotly-debated topic among Russia’s gay community.

http://rt.com/news/russia-gay-law-myths-951/

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Russia Plans To Enforce Anti-Gay Law For Athletes, Fans During Olympics [View all] arely staircase Aug 2013 OP

I thought Russia had backed off from doing that? AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #1

Only one way to really find out arely staircase Aug 2013 #2

Gay pride parades are banned in separate legislation. bunnies Aug 2013 #5

look, over there! snowden! nt msongs Aug 2013 #3

it's not about snowden, it is about human rights abuses. nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #6

This would be a serious story w/o Snowden. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #10

The Olympics are coming up in Russia and their authoritarian abuse of LGBT citizens arely staircase Aug 2013 #13

I just read the opposite over in LBN. bunnies Aug 2013 #4

conflicting statements arely staircase Aug 2013 #7

Ive read that they normally ended in bloodshed. bunnies Aug 2013 #8

maybe, but this time the whole world will be watching. nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #9

True. bunnies Aug 2013 #11

Gestures don't seem to go down too well at the Olympics. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #12

Mexico City arely staircase Aug 2013 #14

Johnny Weir should so carry the U.S. flag in the opening ceremonies. KamaAina Aug 2013 #15

Is he on the team. He's is getting old and decrepit (29) lol arely staircase Aug 2013 #16

I think he has to earn a place on the team... AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #17

Yeah because Russia has no gays at all rl6214 Aug 2013 #18