Last week, Madonna
delivered a fiery speech that supports gay rights amid violence threats
to her concert in Russia. Some Russian activists have launched a
millions-of-dollars lawsuit against her, claiming they were offended by
her support for gay rights during the August 9 concert in St.
Petersburg.
Madonna was crossing the law passed by Russian government in February
that makes it illegal to promote homosexuality to minors. During her
concert which was attended by children as young as 12, she said, "The
gay community here, and all around the world, have the same rights, to
be treated with dignity, with respect, with tolerance, with compassion,
with love."
Alexander Pochuyev, a lawyer representing the nine activists, said the
lawsuit was filed on Friday, August 17, naming Madonna, the concert
organizer and the venue, SKK Peterburgsky, as defendants. They were
asking for damages totaling 333 million rubles aka $10.5 million.
Pochuyev also said they were using modern method to defend their rights
despite the accusation that they live in Middle Ages for banning gay
rights. "No one is burning anyone at the stake or carrying out an
Inquisition. Modern civilization requires tolerance and respect for
different values," the lawyer argued.
source:aceshowbiz
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