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Russian Judge Rules St. Petersburg's Banning Of Gay Events Is Unlawful |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Friday, 01 June 2012
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| Tags: st. petersburg, russia, international, anti propaganda, law, anti gay, homophobic, judge, rules, unlawful, authority, pride, lgbt |
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St. Petersburg, Russia's enforcement of a completely homophobic ban on "gay events" has been deemed unlawful by a local judge. Details follow.
St. Petersburg officials who ban LGBT events under the now notorious anti-propaganda law, designed to effectively ban Pride and pro-gay protests in St. Petersburg, do not have the authority to do so, according to a local judge.
Reports PinkNews:
A judge in St Petersburg has ruled that bans on gay events put in place by officials under city’s ‘gay propaganda’ legislation were unlawful, it has been reported.
Coming Out St Petersburg said the Smolninsky district court had handed down a decision yesterday saying the authorities lacked the competence to determine whether the events would amount to propaganda before they took place.
It also denied the officials’ standing to cancel events, saying they only had authority to suggest alternative times and places for rallies.
Wonder how this will affect Madonna's still scheduled MDNA tour (which kicked off Thursday night in Tel Aviv) stop in St. Petersburg?
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