SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Russian police arrested more than a dozen activists taking part in a banned Gay Pride rally in Saint Petersburg on Saturday.
About 15 people including the leader of Russia's gay community, Nikolei Alexeiev, gathered in the city centre holding signs saying "Homophobia is a disease" while attracting abuse from critics.
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