William769 (25,981 posts)
Moscow Bans Pride for the Next 100 Years
As antigay sentiment heats up in Russia, Moscow City Court upheld a new law that legally bans any gay pride celebrations in the city until the year 2112.
The Moscow municipal government had decided to issue a blanket refusal of any request to hold a gay pride demonstration for the next 100 years. But the decision was immediately challenged by LGBT rights leader Nikolay Alekseyev, and this week’s ruling was the final in a series of appeals by Alekseyev. He had simultanesouly helped organize a letter-writing campaign in an attempt to stop the law.
Andre Banks of the LGBT rights organization aimed higher up than the municipal government in assigning blame.
"Remarkably, President Putin has stayed silent as members of his party advance a provocative antigay agenda that is putting him on a collision course with his allies in Europe and around the world,†Banks said in a statement. “Denying 100 years of Pride is no way to make friends in 2012.â€
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2012/06/08/moscow-bans-pride-next-100-years
“Denying 100 years of Pride is no way to make friends in 2012.â€
Can't they be proud without a parade?
Cindie
"Ugh.. Homosexwuality definitely one thing not inwented in Russia..... "Sulu must have "manned the helm" a few too many times for Chekov's liking.
Sulu must have "manned the helm" a few too many times for Chekov's liking.
Sulu must have "manned the helm" a few too many times for Chekov's liking.
Speaking of gay pride, I have often heard DUmmies say how stupid it is when people are proud to be Americans since we just happened to be born here. Yet if one happens to be born gay that is something to have pride about.
Nobody likes fags. Deal with it, DUmmies.
Well, this will probably earn me a bitch slap, but that's not true. One of my best friends is gay. We have an uncanny ability to know when one of us is having a situation where we need to talk to someone. It's really weird. On the other hand, he's the one guy my husband doesn't have any problems with me spending the night at his house.
Cindie
No BS from me, unless you want one. :-)The word doesn't bother me very much, but any gratuitous abuse of another individual isn't very appealing to me. I think the gist of the post is no one likes the militant in your face you better accept me and legitimize my lifestyle fags. But as always, I could be wrong.
I will probably get a ton of BS now, but I cringe when people who call themselves Christian use words like that.