Pink Protests in Red Square
Today is the 13th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Russia. But a gay rights rally commemorating the anniversary in Moscow was yesterday because a Russian court feared a possible riot.
When the defied the ruling and went ahead with their event today, a in which police arrest 50 of the gay campaigners and 20 of their opponents from religious and nationalist groups in the city. Trouble was apparently triggered when gay rights campaigners tried to place some flowers on the famous Tomb of the Unknown Soldier -- in what was seen as an effort to link their campaign with the historic battle against fascism. After all, the was a symbol of homosexuality created by the Nazis and attached to the sleeves of those gay men who were sent to concentration camps along with Jews (who wore a yellow Star of David), roma people (who wore a black traingle), Jehovah's Witnesses (a purple triangle), political prisoners (a red triangle) and criminals (a green triangle).
Protestors from the Russian Orthodox Church, according to press reports, chanted abusive anti-gay slogans -- no doubt in an effort to win their gay countrymen for Christ.
Belfast's largest gay venue is called the Kremlin. Time for a name change?
Comments
This is why Russia needs to join the EU - then they won't be able to permit this kind of abuse of gay citizens. Outrageous.
it is good that you explained how the pink triangle came about. that story needs to be understood by kore people, and especially by so-called religious groups with anti-gay language and rules.
I have already made my views known about this form of imperialism on previous blogs. I will use this blog to express other comments.
I will comment that the color classifications used by the Nazis are now being used by the Government of Iran with regards to Jews, Homosexuals, Christians, and Ethnic Minorities.
In 1966, Castro had a concentration camp arrangement called UMAP in which Homosexuals, Christians, Jews, Rock and Roll Devotees were sent for "reeducation". One of the groups that were sent to these camps was a Cuban Rock Group called "Los Pacificos" [The Pacifics]. The Crime of Los Pacificos were to give a Beatles Style Happiness Concert in a Havana Backyard in the 1960s'. The results were disastrous.
In the 1960's, in the State of Ohio there were similar arrangements with similar consequences. [Ohio had a Republican Governor who thought like Eisenhower].