Gawd! Is there no place on the planet that has not been invaded by the radical Christianists?
Russian Police Suppress Gay Rights Rally:
MOSCOW, May 27 — Police officers and riot troops quashed a gay rights rally in Moscow today, detaining organizers as well as at least two European lawmakers, while members of Orthodox Christian and nationalist groups threw insults, eggs and fists at demonstrators.
. . Today’s protest was the second attempt by organizers to hold a gay pride demonstration in Moscow. A similar event last year ended in bloodshed when more than 100 ultranationalists and radical Orthodox Christians attacked gay rights demonstrators in Moscow.
. . In contrast with some Western European countries, there is little public acceptance of homosexuality in Russia, where even prominent public officials have made disparaging remarks about gay people.
Representatives from gay rights groups, however, seemed undaunted by the violence and vowed to continue organizing demonstrations.
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