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Leading Russian LGBT Activist Says Vodka Boycott “Will Not Influence Russian Politics”

Leading Russian LGBT Activist Says Vodka Boycott “Will Not Influence Russian Politics”
Saturday 27, 2013


Prominent Russian LGBT activist Nikolai Alekseev has long been the poster child for battling homophobic legislation in Russia. For years, he has personally spearheaded efforts to bring an official LGBT Pride festival to the streets of Moscow, taken his battle to the courts, and has been beaten, bruised, and thrown in jail because of it.
This week, he’s responding to calls for a boycott of Russian...

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