MOSCOW – Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition.
No injuries were reported, but the detentions could damage Russia's desire to be seen as a modern nation as it holds the finals of the Eurovision song contest, a cultural event televised around the world.
Read the rest of the article from the AP at Yahoo News.
On another note, the mayor of Moscow has repeatedly referred to homosexuality as being "satanic."
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