student safety in St Petersburg

[Drew S]

Ah, so because "things are different" in Russia, Russian gays and lesbians should just accept having glass bottles thrown at them and being physically attacked when they march for basic human rights?

"Things are different" in certain areas of Africa, too. Does that means 'outsiders' should refrain from campaigning against female genital mutilation?

Andrew


On 27.11.2009, at 08:53, Stephen Beet wrote:

> But things are different in Russia and you must accept that!
> 
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Wilkinson, C.
> <cxwilkinson at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> I'll take the bait about gay rights in Russia:
>> 
>>> While we are on the topic of minorities, what about gay rights?  Do you on
>>> this board think that it is right for a British MP, or foreign gay rights
>>> activist, to go to Moscow to try and force gay rights upon the Russians?
>> 
>> "Gay rights" are HUMAN rights: the right not to get attacked, beaten
>> or killed for who you are or how you look.
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