Police break up gay rally in central Moscow

[Arbitr8]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...tioned-gay-rally-in-central-moscow/ar-BBkqsRh

The police and anti gay protesters were chanting - No Gay Today


The campaigners had requested permission to hold a gay pride parade today, but Moscow authorities blocked the request for the tenth year in a row - an annual ritual that has come to symbolize Russian authorities' hostility to public expressions of support for gay rights.

A 2013 law against gay "propaganda" also sparked an outcry among Russian rights activists and in the West. But partly reflecting the influence of the Orthodox church, many Russians back the law or have negative feelings toward gays.

Reuters witnesses saw some of the anti-gay activists attack peaceful gay activists before they were separated by police.

Reuters witnesses saw some of the anti-gay activists attack peaceful gay activists before they were separated by police.

Demonstrators were able to unfurl a rainbow flag for a short time – reading "Make love not war" - but they were also attacked by an anti-gay group before riot police ripped the flag away.

Elena Kakhtaryova, an anti-gay activist, was standing peacefully with a placard that read: "No to euro gay values. No to a euro gay way of development. Only Russia and only victory."

 

[theIowaHawk]

Anybody else curious what Arby's reason for posting this is?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Anybody else curious what Arby's reason for posting this is?

He's probably thinking the US could take lessons from Putin.

But if you ask him he will probably say liberals are hypocrites because he somehow thinks the Russia of today is a modernized version of the USSR of Lenin - and therefore all liberals worship Putin. Or something equally bizarre.

 

[HRiscool]

"gay pride parade"

Any "pride" march based on genetic factors is stupid. How can you take pride in something you are not responsible for? I'm not proud to be hetero because I had nothing to do with it. At conception I wasn't given a choice on what my skin pigment would be or what sexual orientation I would have or what gender I would be.

White pride - black pride - gay pride - proud to be a man - proud to be a woman - etc. ---------------> all of them are moronic

 

[theIowaHawk]

"gay pride parade"

Any "pride" march based on genetic factors is stupid. How can you take pride in something you are not responsible for? I'm not proud to be hetero because I had nothing to do with it. At conception I wasn't given a choice on what my skin pigment would be or what sexual orientation I would have or what gender I would be.

White pride - black pride - gay pride - proud to be a man - proud to be a woman - etc. ---------------> all of them are moronic

Strange view. Really strange view.

 

[naturalmwa]

You've done missed the point HR. It's pride in coming out, challenging established norms, gaining rights, etc. not in genetics. But I do love Irish genetic pride celebrations too.

 

[mstp1992]

Anybody else curious what Arby's reason for posting this is?

I'm waiting for his other personality to come out with some comment.

 

[lucas80]

I'm waiting for his other personality to come out with some comment.

The other handle disappears for days at time, then comes out in a manic fury.

 

[pepsicock]

Anybody else curious what Arby's reason for posting this is?

Obama's buddy

 

[Arbitr8]

Anybody else curious what Arby's reason for posting this is?

 

[Arbitr8]

All the other Republicans do.

I guess this is what happens when you parade your gay in Russia. I can describe it in one word - "ouch"

 

[JWolf74]

Obama's buddy

This isn't a complete thought. Or a thought at all, really.

 

[theIowaHawk]

So what was your reason for posting it? You approve of the push back? You wish the U.S. Would do this?

 

[HRiscool]

Strange view. Really strange view.

So you take pride in your sexual orientation? Bizarre.

 

[mstp1992]

So you take pride in your sexual orientation? Bizarre.

Well, the opposite of pride would be shame.

Think about it.