PHOTOS: Moscow Police Violently Arrest Gay Pride Demonstrators
 
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Thanks to twink-y Alexander Rybak (right), it was Norway who took home the top prize at the Eurovision Song Contest, undoubtedly the world's most famous performance contest. (Yes, bigger than American Idol and Britain's Got Talent.) But something else was going on in Moscow over the weekend: Gays were marching, sans permit, for their rights. City officials, under the direction of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, arrested between 20 and 80 people, including activists Andy Thayer and Peter Tatchell. But this wasn't some hum-drum "put your hands behind your back" assault on free speech, as you'll see from the photos below.

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May 18, 2009 · Link · 7 Responses
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No. 1 · Austin

Well, I guess the good news is the Russians did allow
reporters to photograph it…..some small progress.
But in general, that's how it's done.
Some small group takes the hit, gets arrested, and it snowballs.
Glad somebody had the balls to take the hit and get it started.

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 1:41 pm
No. 2 · dgz

i hope they're all okay. forgive my ignorance, but was Russia always like this?

p.s. my ears are still bleeding from that song.

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 3:20 pm
No. 3 · Michael

I love that the patch on the back of the camoflage police uniform is the mirror image of HOMO. Heh.

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm
No. 4 · sal(the original)

whats happened to them now??the ones who were arrested

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 4:41 pm
No. 5 · Jack

@Michael: Lol, you beat me to it…

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 4:46 pm
No. 6 · sal(the original)

cuba had a parade recently and no violence…hmmmmm

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 5:49 pm
No. 7 · sal(the original)

..and apparently raoul daughter led it.just read it on another website

Posted: May 18, 2009 at 5:51 pm
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