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May 18, 2007
Quickie Link: Gay Parade Denied Permission, But Activists Fight On
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By vanrozenheim
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(St. Petersburg, Russia) - City Hall has refused to give permission for a gay pride parade to be held on Nevsky Prospekt in downtown St. Petersburg on May 26, citing the tight schedule of already confirmed events in the city center that day. Alexandra Polyanskaya, a spokesman of the St. Petersburg parade’s organizing committee, said it is planning to reapply for permission to hold the parade on another day. “Misconceptions about sexual minorities are widespread here,” Polyanskaya said.
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