"A hundred people were not afraid to go out and protest homophobia and fascism."
-- Nikolai Alexeyev, a Moscow Pride Organizer
Gay
Pride month officially kicks off this week. Floats are being built.
Brunch menus are being planned. All manner of rainbow doodads are being
readied to be worn proudly.
And ... Skinheads and militant
Orthodox Christians are attacking gay and lesbian marchers. Bricks are
being thrown. Gays are being detained by police.
Quite a contrast, eh? And yet, both true, not to mention related.
The
violence I'm talking about happened to gay pride organizers in Moscow
this weekend. Andy Towle over at Towleroad has a compelling round-up of
what took place, which you can read here.
When
you're feeling blase about gay pride in any-town-USA, think about our
brothers and sisters in Moscow (or Nigeria, or St. Maarten, or... ) and
remember that gay pride events -- and being able to be out and proud --
are things we fought for, things we're still fighting for.
Oh, and we still don't have civil rights in our own country.
Maybe gay pride does still matter.
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YOU ARE SO FRECKIN GAY THET YOU WOULD RUB PUSSIES YOU FREAKING DONUT BUMPERS AND SCREW GERMANS AND GUY HITTING YOURE WEENIES TOGETHER THATS NOT FUN YOU FRUITCAKES FUCK GERMANS.
This news only strengthens my opinion that we are wasting value time, money and effort to in a probably doomed campaign to gain domestic marriage rights, when far more critical issues like the lives of gay brothers and sisters worldwide are still at stake. I say we work on lobbying our government to influence foreign governments on basic human rights issues like the physical safety of LGBT folks before we tackle the relative niceities of domestic civil marriage. The priorities of the movement need to be reexamined. We are fantasizing about catering and gift registries while our brothers and sisters are being imprisoned and beaten all over the world. First things first, my brothers and sisters!
First of all that's great that Russians are getting together to show their pride. Secondly, if you're going to come in here and gay bash, davidzamarron, first learn how to spell, and if you're so straight, what are you doing in the AOL Gay and Lesbian forum anyways? Most people who are so adamantly homophobic, ignorant and hateful are usually GAY THEMSELVES, so come out already david and shut up, or stay out. Your spelling proves just how ignorant you are anyways
people should express what they feel not getting beat up or anything like that..... FReeedom!
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