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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:22 AM
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Gay rights protest broken up in Moscow
 
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tomm2thumbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 05:18 AM
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1. Russia is probably 3-5 years behind where the U.S. was during the Stonewall riots -

Which puts them centuries behind their European counterparts - me thinkst thou doth protest too much, ABBA-loving Putin.

tsk tsk tsk - those who scream the loudest....

(thanks for posting)
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oldironside Donating Member (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 06:01 AM
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2. Good luck to them
Good luck to all the demonstrators. It takes real guts to stand up in a place like Moscow and demand gay rights. There is still a long way to go for equality, but it's a step forward from Soviet times when gays were sent to labour camps for 'reeducation'.

I did have to smile at one detail, though. The chief Russian organiser was arrested for "walking with a transvestite", according to the Independent. Can that really be a crime?
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