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You don't have to be gay to stand for gay rights. The first step is to rid yourself of any homophobia you may be host to. Moscow has a long way to go as you'll see and read.
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from the AP;
"MOSCOW // Police detained gay rights activists, including European lawmakers, as they tried to present a letter to Moscow's mayor yesterday. The demonstration also attracted a hostile crowd of people who threw eggs at and punched the activists.
The letter, signed by 40 European lawmakers, appealed the city's ban on a march that would have taken place yesterday to mark the 14th anniversary of Russia's decriminalizing homosexuality.
Police quickly grabbed about a dozen demonstrators and forced them into a bus, including the Russian gay rights movement leader Nikolai Alexeyev. Police then hustled away others, including German parliament member Volker Beck, as opponents threw eggs and shouted: "Moscow is not Sodom!"
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