Jan 24, 2008Quickie Link: Russian Gay Activist Honoured at International Mr. Gay in Hollywood
By vanrozenheim
(USA) - Nikolai Alexeyev, the lead organiser of Moscow Gay Pride, was in Los Angeles to receive the “Hero” award which was presented during the International Mr. Gay competition. “This is not just my award, it is an award of all those who courageously fight for LGBT rights in Russia, risking to loose their jobs, to be dismissed from studies, to be harassed, beaten and even killed,” he said when accepting the award at the Music Box at the Henry Ford Theater. The Moscow Gay activist then promised that there would be a Russian participant next year. Winner of this year’s competition was Mr. Gay Argentina, Carlos Fabian Maelius.
