The organisers of St Petersburg’s first gay-pride march have recently applied for permission to hold the parade on the 26th of June. More than 500 participants are expected to take part in the parade, which will go from Konnogvardeisky Boulevard to Senate Square (formerly Decemberists Square).
The organisers' plea to the authorities has kicked up quite a large amount of attention from gay-rights organisations and committees around Russia, such as the “International Day Against Homophobia Committee” and “International Association of Pride”, which made a joint statement in order to make the point that “freedom of assembly is guaranteed in Russia by article 31 of the country’s constitution. ” Moscow Gay Pride organiser Nikolai Alekseev has also declared his support for his St Petersburg counterparts.... |