Comments on: Russian Police Vow To Break Up Tommorow’s Slavic Pride March http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ---- http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40797 ---- Sat, 16 May 2009 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40797 The Soviet Union may be over, but there's still no real freedom in Russia. The Russian Orthodox church only replaced the Communist Party. The Soviet Union may be over, but there’s still no real freedom in Russia. The Russian Orthodox church only replaced the Communist Party.

]]> By: Timothy (TRiG) http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40796 Timothy (TRiG) Sat, 16 May 2009 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40796 Russia is outside the EU, but still under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, which has a fairly good record at protecting people against government oppression of various kinds. Let's see how far this story goes. TRiG. Russia is outside the EU, but still under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, which has a fairly good record at protecting people against government oppression of various kinds.

Let’s see how far this story goes.

TRiG.

]]> By: Swampfox http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40794 Swampfox Sat, 16 May 2009 14:24:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40794 Well, I just read that the police did exactly what they said that they would do. They broke up the march and arrested many of them. There is a huge concert tonight in Moscow. With artists from all over Europe. They need to show some support for the GLBT protesters. Well, I just read that the police did exactly what they said that they would do. They broke up the march and arrested many of them. There is a huge concert tonight in Moscow. With artists from all over Europe. They need to show some support for the GLBT protesters.

]]> By: Swampfox http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40793 Swampfox Sat, 16 May 2009 14:10:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40793 Certainly Russian psychiatrists recognize that sexual orientation is not a mental illness. And, this is just thuggery playing-out in Russia? Certainly Russian psychiatrists recognize that sexual orientation is not a mental illness. And, this is just thuggery playing-out in Russia?

]]> By: Dave Hughes http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40778 Dave Hughes Sat, 16 May 2009 06:01:20 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40778 The courage and fortitude of these people is truly inspirational! The courage and fortitude of these people is truly inspirational!

]]> By: GreenEyedLilo http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/05/15/11448/comment-page-1#comment-40774 GreenEyedLilo Sat, 16 May 2009 03:43:18 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=11448#comment-40774 Thank you for sharing this. Gods, how horrible. It makes me far more grateful for American LGBTs' relative freedoms. It makes me even more grateful than ever that my wife, who is Russian, is over here. Thank you for sharing this. Gods, how horrible. It makes me far more grateful for American LGBTs’ relative freedoms. It makes me even more grateful than ever that my wife, who is Russian, is over here.

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