Norway has the smart view this year, and sent the cutie Alexander Rybak
to Moscow. With a 387 points for his number Fairytale he left all competitors
far behind.
The same day the gay pride would take place in moscow.
Moscow police violently dispersed a gay pride rally today that
was banned by city authorities, drawing attention to Russia 's record on gay
rights as it prepares to host the Eurovision song contest .About 30 activists
gathered near a university in south-western Moscow to protest discrimination
against gays and lesbians in Russia
The group, which included British gay rights advocate Peter Tatchell, waved
flags and chanted slogans, including: "Homophobia is a disgrace of this
country!" and "We are demanding equal rights!"
After about a minute, riot police charged into the group and began to grab protesters,
dragging them to waiting buses. Tatchell was talking with reporters when police
started to haul him away. "This shows the Russian people are not free,"
he said.
Russian gay rights movement leader Nikolai Alexeyev was among those detained.
Moscow's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, has described homosexuality as "satanic".
Unfortunately if you are looking at forums and youtube reactions you see a trend
that people welcomed the police action. We have a long way to go before gay
people are seen as normal people. Unfortunately.
