Anti-gay law? It's for the release of ***** Riot. They aren't imprisoned for being gay. Especially considering that t.A.T.u. are Russia's most famous and well loved band.
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St. Petersburg where she has pledged to use the venue to speak out against the city’s harsh new anti-gay laws
Anti-gay law? It's for the release of ***** Riot. They aren't imprisoned for being gay. Especially considering that t.A.T.u. are Russia's most famous and well loved band.
You didn't hear about the law where in the city she's in, you literally can't talk about being gay in public?
You didn't hear about the law where in the city she's in, you literally can't talk about being gay in public?
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Madonna Supports Gay Rights In St. Petersburg Concert
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Pop Superstar Madonna spoke out for gay rights at a concert on Thursday in St Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin's home town, where activists say a law adopted this year to curb homosexual "propaganda" is discriminatory.
Madonna had promised to use her St Petersburg show to speak out against legislation adopted by the city in March that imposes fines for spreading homosexual "propaganda" that could "damage the health, moral and spiritual development" of minors.
Homosexuality, punished with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was decriminalised in Russia in 1993, but much of the homosexual community remains largely underground as anti-gay prejudice runs deep.
It's terrible, really. They can't publicly display any sort of affection, publicly stand up for their own rights, or even talk positively about being gay while in public. It's a complete violation of human rights.
It's terrible, really. They can't publicly display any sort of affection, publicly stand up for their own rights, or even talk positively about being gay while in public. It's a complete violation of human rights.
Meanwhile there's a lot of evidence that Russian generals sexually abuse their young cadets while no one punishes them