Yuri Luzhkov - about the banned gay pride parade

On May 30, 2006, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, speaking on the TVC channel, said that the attempt by the gay parade participants to lay wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was a provocation.

"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a state, people's altar, where people come to bow, pay tribute ," said Yu. Luzhkov.

By signing a refusal to hold a gay pride parade in Moscow, Luzhkov, according to him, thereby secured its participants. Holding this event threatened the safety of the city, the mayor believes. "If the parade had taken place, they would have been beaten up great ," he suggested.

Regarding the critical statements of Western politicians and parliamentarians, Yu. Luzhkov noted that " "the West has a lot to learn from us, and not rush after this unbridledness .

Sources

• Luzhkov does not regret that he canceled the gay parade // Polit.Ru. 2006. May 30.