Moscow gays to march during Eurovision

"We will seek ways to legally hold the parade, but if we are refused, we will still march," Alexeyev said, adding however that "we do not want to discredit Russia in the Eurovision finals and are ready for any kind of talks with the authorities."
Mayor Yury Luzhkov -- who in 2007 described gay parades as "Satan's work" -- has repeatedly refused permission for such events.
For three years in a row the unauthorised annual demonstration has descended violence and arrests of the parade's participants.
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