Over 400 people staged a gay kiss-in in front of the Russian consulate in Antwerp to protest that nation's anti-gay laws, according to LGBTQ Nation.
The event entitled "To Russia With Love" was timed to coincide with the
end of the World Out Games which were taking place in Antwerp. No doubt
the organizers also intended to draw a parallel between those games and
the upcoming Sochi Olympics that have drawn so much attention and
scrutiny. Protesters called on the IOC to pull the Olympics from Russia
given the nation's intolerance for gays and lesbians. The crowd outside
the consulate was a diverse group including athletes from the Out Games,
prominent Belgian officials who came to show support and at least one
notable guest, Yury Gavirkov, Chair of St. Petersburg Pride, who was
recently arrested in Russia for his role in attempting to orchestrate
that city's pride festival.
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