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Assembly urges Moscow Mayor to have some Pride	14 June 2007
Summary The London Assembly has voted unanimously urging the Mayor of Moscow to lift the ban on the Moscow Gay Pride parade.

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The London Assembly has voted unanimously urging the Mayor of Moscow to lift the ban on the Moscow Gay Pride parade.

The full text of the motion reads as follows:

"This Assembly notes the role that Gay Pride parades have played in London and other cities throughout the world in promoting values of tolerance and equality. We are therefore shocked at the arrest of gay pride demonstrators in Moscow last month and join the Mayor of London in urging that the Mayor of Moscow lift the ban on the Moscow Gay Pride parade. The Chair is asked to write to the Mayor of Moscow to convey these concerns."

Darren Johnson AM, who proposed the motion said: "We?ve made huge progress in this country over recent years in terms of equality and gay rights. Gay Pride has played a positive role in London and other cities throughout the world. Sadly, that has not been the case for Moscow and a number of cities in Eastern Europe. We need to show some international solidarity and as an Assembly write to the Mayor of Moscow urging him to lift the ban."

Notes to Editors:

1. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.

For more details please contact Mital Shamji in the Assembly Media Office on 020 7983 4504. For out of hours media enquiries please call 0207 983 4000 and ask for the Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit, Greater London Authority, on 020 7983 4100.

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