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Moscow authorities ban gay pride, again

Wed 18 May 2011 In: International News

The Russian Government has marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) by once again banning Moscow Gay Pride. Moscow City Hall has announced the rally scheduled for May 28 on Bolotnaya Square in front of the Office of the European Commission can't go ahead. The Deputy Mayor Ludmila Shvetsova says it's because it's impossible to provide security and there have been a many letters of protest received by the City Hall against it. Moscow Pride Chief Organiser Nikolai Alekseev has told Gay Russia, "The reasons to ban the Moscow Pride this year are exactly the same reasons used in the past years and for which the European Court of Human Rights judged against Russia for violating the European Convention on Human Rights. "Russia decided to mark the Day Against Homophobia by showing once again its homophobic policy towards LGBT citizens. "We will apply today to the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to hold our Gay Pride March next to Kremlin, an area which solely depend of his jurisdiction "The ban does not change anything to our intention to hold our rally as planned." Alekseev says whatever happens on May 28 will be put on the illegal and irresponsible decision taken today by the Moscow City Hall. Last year gay rights activists outwitting secret police to unfurl a 20 metre rainbow flag on Leningradsky Street.    

Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff

First published: Wednesday, 18th May 2011 - 9:29am

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