Spice Girl Flash Mob Birthday Celebration and a Russian LGBT Party: A study in Contrast
San Francisco CA Via the Castro Biscuit “July 20th, in an ‘only in the Castro’ kind of moment, Sister Risque of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, aka Christopher Nathan, celebrated turning the big Four Oh by assembling some gal pals, memorized all the choreography and words of 90′s mega-Pop group, Spice Girls hit, ‘If You Wanna Be My Lover’, and then trooped around in man-sized 4″ heels serving the Castro classic flashmob moves at several iconic neighborhood corners. Filmed by Sister Risque’s pal Mark Kleim the look-a-like crew terrorized and entertained visitors and neighbors alike. Check it out. And happy birthday Sister!”
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| 2013 St Petersburg Pride |
Vladimir Putin’s killers have been trained to celebrate LGBT love but in a different way. The 2012 St Petersburg pride happened just as the city passed the “gay propaganda” laws. It went off peacefully. This year the gay propaganda law was enforced by police who allowed and participated in the beatings of the LGBT people.
Meanwhile in Russia they are also celebrating diversity and LGBT birthdays albeit a little differently
Via LGBT BuzFeed
36 Photos From Russia That Everyone Needs To See
1. St. Petersburg Gay Pride, 2013:
3. What began as a peaceful march…
4. …ended up turning incredibly violent as anti-gay protesters overtook the rally.
5. A gay rights supporter is beaten to the ground.
6. Smoke bombs are set off.
7. Chaos ensues.
8. A woman runs from the crowd.
9. Two men flee…
10. …but are eventually detained.
11. In the end, police officers detained several of the gay activists.
12. The 2012 parade ended the same way.
13. That event was also overrun by anti-gay protesters.
15. Moscow, May 2013:
16. An unauthorized protest turns violent.
17. Gay activists end up being detained.
18. The 2012 Moscow gay pride was filled with more of the same…
19. …more detained gay rights activists.
20. June 2013: Gay rights activists hold a kiss-in in Moscow.
21. The activists were protesting a new “gay propaganda” law. The law would introduce steep fines and jail terms for people who promote homosexual “propaganda” to minors.
22. That event also ended violently.
23. Russian police detained more than 20 gay rights activists…
24. …as gay rights activists were pelted with rotten eggs.
26. The same thing happened at a “kissing protest” in January.
27. That event also turned bloody.
28. More violence.
29. An Orthodox activist pulls a gay rights campaigner’s hair.
30. Unknown assailants attack a gay rights activist.
31. Meanwhile, Russian lawmakers passed a bill barring same-sex foreign couples from adopting Russian children.
Kelli Busey an outspoken gonzo style journalist has been writing since 2007. In 2008, she brought the Dallas Advocate on-line and has articles published by the Reconciling Ministries Network, The Transsexual Menace, The Daily Kos, Frock Magazine the TransAdvocate, the Dallas Voice and The Advocate. Kelli, an avid runner is editor in chief at Planet Transgender which she founded in 2007.