student safety in St Petersburg

[Stephen Beet]

Do you think you are going to do something about it in Russia?

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Drew S <dwswear at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 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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