TAKE ACTION: US Gay rights activist Fmr. Lt. Dan Choi, others beaten at Moscow gay pride (video)

[Divine Discontent]

Saturday, May 28, 2011
TAKE ACTION: US gay rts activist Fmr. Lt. Dan Choi, others beaten at Moscow gay pride. Choi asks you to co-sign open letter to Sec. Clinton.
Posted by John Aravosis (DC) at 5/28/2011 11:09:00 AM

UPDATE: We have just published an open letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signed by Dan Choi, asking her to speak out against this clear abuse of human rights in Moscow. Please add your signature to the letter - Dan will personally deliver it to the State Department when he returns to the states in a few days.

UPDATE: There's video. It's horrific. You'll see Dan Choi, to the left, in a white shirt, dark hair (from behind), standing next to Chicago activist Andy Thayer (blond), walking peacefully. Then the Russian police violently swarm them out of nowhere. Oh my God.


TAKE ACTION: US gay rts activist Fmr. Lt. Dan Choi, others beaten at Moscow gay pride. Choi asks you to co-sign open letter to Sec. Clinton. http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6006/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4187

Full Story & Video---
http://gay.americablog.com/2011/05/us-gay-rights-activist-dan-choi-others.html


From Inside the Russian Mafia, err... I mean Russian Police paddywagon ---

[Divine Discontent]

1. P.S. - God bless their wholesome & peaceful actions on behalf of equality and fairness. Such Heroes!

PLEASE Sign the letter to Sec of State Clinton - http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6006/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4187

[Taverner]

2. This needs posting outside of GLBT

This is FUUUUUUCKED up!

So much, in fact, my blood is boiling.

[Kurovski]

3. K&R (nt)

[bluebuzzard]

4. freedom of expression

Good thing we don't have a police state in the USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PDhjNF9eUQ&feature=player_embedded#at=28

[DURHAM D]

5. Dan and the others were released several hours ago. nt

[RetiredTrotskyite]

6. Just Look at The Crap They're Saying at HuffPost

Just checked this column out and the hatred is just incredible.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/28/dan-choi-moscow-gay-parade_n_868438.html

[QC]

7. I'll never forget seeing quite a bit of hate directed at Choi right here on DU.

He was a hero until he said something critical of You Know Who, at which point he became a crazy person who is only doing all this stuff to get on the teevee.

It would have been shocking, if I still had any capacity for shock.