Russian Queerfest interrupted by homophobic attackers

By John Mack Freeman

The International Queer Culture Festival that was being held in St. Petersburg this week was attacked by a gang of homphobic thugs. The event was attended by over 160 people. After dealing with a last minute venue change, the new location was raided by attackers. Via PinkNews:

Organiser Polina Andrianova told GLAAD: “About 20 hooligans sprayed guests with green substance and some sort of putrid gas.

“At one point, two foreign guests were being pulled into the venue by the security while being pulled out by their feet by the perpetrators.

“The police, who carried themselves professionally, were taking numerous statements by the victims, while St Petersburg ombudsman urged more people to document violations.”

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