![]() NIKOLAI ALEXEYEV: If this event is not allowed on the Eurovision date, it will never be allowed on any other day. Nikolai Alexeyev is the head of the Gay Russia Project. SCOTT BEVAN: In Moscow's Olympiyskiy Stadium, Israel's entry for Eurovision, Noa and Mira, are finding their voices at a rehearsal with a song titled, "There must be another way".Īs musical acts from 42 countries warm up for the song contest's final on May the 16th, members of Russia's gay community were preparing to have their voices heard with a parade planned for the same day. ![]() The City Government has banned the gay pride parade, saying such events destroy the moral foundations of society.īut as our Moscow correspondent Scott Bevan reports, the parade organisers say the ban is a violation of human rights and reflects the intolerance confronting gay people in Russia. Parade organisers say it violates human rights and reflects the intolerance confronting gay people in Russia.ĪSHLEY HALL: Moscow is trying to put on its best face and voice as the city hosts this year's Eurovision song contest.īut gay activists say an ugly side of Russian life is also on show because they've been denied the right to stage a parade on the same day as the Eurovision final. The city says such events destroy the moral foundations of society. Eurovision song contest hosts Moscow have banned a gay pride parade due to take place on the same day as the music contest's final.
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