28/05: Gay Pride in Moscow
There was another attempt to make a gay pride rally in Moscow last weekend, but the event was prohibited upfront by Mayor Lushkov. Still some 40 gay activists wanted to go to the city hall and deliver a protest note. They were aggressed by radical nationalists and religious fanatics. The OMON riot police arrested some activists, especially foreign ones, for their own "protection", but mostly they were standing there watching the activists getting beat up by skinheads.
I haven't been there, but I collected some materials from the Internet and I would like to comment on the event and the (mostly) foreign criticism. By the way. My name is Chris Helmbrecht aka "two-zero". I am writing the Moscow-Blog(.com) since 3 years and I just joined WayToRussia. I'll mostly write about lifestyle in Moscow, but now and then I can't resist to write something a bit more political. Feel free to comment as you like.
I haven't been there, but I collected some materials from the Internet and I would like to comment on the event and the (mostly) foreign criticism. By the way. My name is Chris Helmbrecht aka "two-zero". I am writing the Moscow-Blog(.com) since 3 years and I just joined WayToRussia. I'll mostly write about lifestyle in Moscow, but now and then I can't resist to write something a bit more political. Feel free to comment as you like.
