(Moscow, Russia) - Moscow authorities have banned a proposed gay pride parade that activists hoped to hold on May 27. Parade organizers said Tuesday they would rally regardless. Moscow authorities said they had recently received a great number of letters from Muscovites, asking to ban the proposed gay pride parade in the Russian capital. Nikolay Kulikov, who is in charge of security issues at the Moscow city government, said the proposed parade violates the “rights and liberties” of non-gay citizens. Parliamentary deputy Alexey Mitrofanov attended a news conference of the Moscow Pride Parade on Tuesday to supports the organizers. He told the meeting that blocking the gay pride parade would set a dangerous precedent for bans on demonstration by other minorities and opposition groups that authorities dislike.
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