>Moscow Pride went ahead this year, despite its ban by the Mayor. After hoodwinking the authorities with a number of red herrings, a few hundred marchers went ahead with a fifteen minute Pride march and demonstration in a Moscow thoroughfare. They were joined by Peter Tatchell as they chanted “No to homophobia!”
This is how Pride Activists were treated in the Ukraine
This happened in Europe in 2012. Following the unexpected last minute abandonment of Pride Kiev, Pride Solidarity invite you...
E-Petition Calls for Turing Pardon
Following a C4 drama-doc on the circumstances of the death of the great twentieth century mathematician Alan Turing –...
Ravi Sentenced
After all the brou-ha-ha and the rumours of a decade of detention and deportation; the rejection of the plea-bargaining...
Kiev Pride Called off at Last Minute
Pride Kiev, the Ukraine’s first pride festival, was called off just before it was due to start on the...
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