student safety in St Petersburg

[Amanda Wowk]

Dear Andrew,

Your point is completely valid--gay rights in Russia is a serious issue. I
can't speak for Stephen Beet, but his statement, to me, seemed sarcastic.
Had he qualified it with other statements, it might be a different matter
entirely.

Amanda

On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:19 AM, 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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