Today a gay pride was supposed to be organised in Moscow for the first time ever, to celebrate 13 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in Russia. At the last minute the Mayor of Moscow put a stop to it, because he claimed he needed to respect the opinions of the majority in the city, and gays were definitely the minority. Amsterdam's gay friendly mayor, Job Cohen, even wrote to the mayor of Moscow asking the ban to be lifted. But no use.
Despite the ban, a group of people marched anyway, but met opposition from orthodox christians and neofacists. It turned ugly, and violent.
This is from a country that is now chairing the presidency of the European Council--THE organisation responsible for safeguarding human rights in Europe.
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