The authorities of Kostroma banned a gay parade and two rallies

The authorities of Kostroma banned the holding of a gay parade in the city in support of tolerant relations and compliance with the rights and freedoms of persons of homosexual orientation in Russia, according to the Gayrussia website. Two rallies are also prohibited against the local law on the prohibition of propaganda of homosexuality among minors.

At the beginning of the week, the city government agreed, but transferred their place to the outskirts of the city. The organizers agreed with the decision of the authorities. However, the head of the Kostroma administration, Viktor Emets, personally banned the conduct of the declared events. The procession of the gay parade was prohibited in connection with the proximity to its route of one of the colonies for especially dangerous criminals, and rallies due to an accident on the water line in the area of ​​their holding.

Thus, the Kostroma authorities refused to hold stocks where they themselves previously offered them to be held. In violation of the procedure established by law, the organizers did not propose new alternative places of shares.

“The new prohibitions of the Kostroma authorities will be appealed at the beginning of the next week in the Sverdlovsk District Court of Kostroma,” said the organizer of the shares Nikolai Alekseev. “I will submit a statement to the Kostroma prosecutor’s office with a demand for bringing the head of the city administration Viktor Emts to criminal liability under Article 149 of the Criminal Code of Public Persons.”

On March 20, the Kostroma Regional Court recognized the decisions of the Kostroma administration on the ban on similar shares illegal. The judges in their decision proceeded from the fact that rallies and processions are not propaganda of homosexuality, but a way of informing citizens. An employee of the court added that the decision has entered into legal force, so gay activists can file notifications for events.

The regional homophobic law was adopted in the Kostroma region in February 2012.

On Thursday, the administration of the Khimki near Moscow refused to conduct a gay parade. The authorities motivated their decision by the fact that the parade could violate the life of the townspeople, and also does not reflect the moral needs of the population. "The city administration of the Khimki near Moscow, following the metropolitan authorities, refused to agree on the procession and rally of the Moscow Gay Praise on May 25, despite the previously made decision of the city court on the illegality of the ban on such events," Alekseev said.

The next day, the Khimkinsky city court appointed urgent hearings in the case of the ban on the gay parade on May 21, Alekseev said on Twitter. "The first great news!" he wrote.

On May 14, the head of the Moscow Security Department Alexei Mayorov said that in Moscow there is no need for a gay parade. The next day, the city hall sent the organizers an official refusal to agree on the procession on May 25 and the picket on May 26. The Directorate of the Moscow Park "Sokolniki" also officially notified the organizers of the refusal to satisfy the application for a rally in the guide park.

On Friday, gay activists held a coordinated action in honor of the International Day of Combating Homophobia on the Marse Field in St. Petersburg. About 20 people took part in the action. Also, several hundred opponents of the event gathered on the field, including the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the city Vitaly Milonov, the author of the regional law on the prohibition of propaganda of homosexuality. The police took measures to protect the participants in the action. Several homophobes were detained.