23.03.2012
U.S. pop singer Madonna has promised to defy a recent law against homosexual “propaganda” in Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg on her upcoming tour through Russia this summer.
Calling the legislation, which imposes fines for promoting homosexuality among minors, a “ridiculous atrocity” on her Facebook page, she said she would address the issue during her show.
“I will come to St Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay community,” she said. Her Russian tour begins in August, months after the Moscow opening of her private gym named after the artist's 2008 album “Hard Candy.”
Calling the legislation, which imposes fines for promoting homosexuality among minors, a “ridiculous atrocity” on her Facebook page, she said she would address the issue during her show.
“I will come to St Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay community,” she said. Her Russian tour begins in August, months after the Moscow opening of her private gym named after the artist's 2008 album “Hard Candy.”
Homosexuality, punished with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was only decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but much of the homosexual community remains largely underground as anti-gay prejudice runs deep.
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