Russia Bans Moscow Gay Pride Celebrations For 100 YearsPosted: 08/17/2012 11:11 am
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/russia-moscow-gay-pride-ban-100-years_n_1797012.htmlInternational lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates are crying foul after a top court ruled to uphold a ban on Pride marches in Moscow for the next 100 years.
As the BBC reports, the ruling came after Russia's best-known LGBT rights activist, Nikolai Alexeyev, had sought to overturn the city council's ban on Pride festivities.
According to the ruling, the earliest that a Pride march, rally or celebration can take place [is] in May 2112, Pink News notes.
Still, Alexeyev vowed to continue the fight. "We will appeal against the actions taken by the Russian authorities, which have banned gay pride parades in Moscow for the next 100 years, in the European Court of Human Rights in the nearest future," he was quoted by Interfax as saying. "Thus, we will get the invalidation of the bans not only on past, but also future gay pride parades in the Russian capital."
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