The court of Pervomaisky district of the capital on May 17 fined the minimum amount of 17.5 thousand rubles (0.5 basic unit) and released all seven members of the Slavonic gay pride detained on May 15. The court found the detained protesters guilty of administrative infraction related to participation in unsanctioned public event.
Among the Minsk gay parade participants, there were Russians, who arrived in Minsk from St.Petersburg specifically to participate in the march, gayrussia.ru informs.
As Telegraf previously reported, despite the ban of Minsk City Executive Committee the representatives of sex minorities of Belarus and Russia gathered on May 15 on Surganova street to hold Slavic Gay Pride 2010. Almost immediately after the start the rally was dispersed by riot police soldiers.
About 30 people attended the rally. The march participants spread out rainbow flags and chanted slogans: «No homophobia!», «Equal rights without compromise!», «Homophobia is a disease!» and others.
