‘Kiss-in’ rallies were staged in more than 50 cities around the world today (Sunday) to denounce Russia’s new anti-gay legislation. In Montreal, several dozen people gathered downtown in front of the Russian consulate.
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Nelson Desrobles, left, and Sylvain Mercier join gay rights supporters as they stage a kiss-in outside the Russian consulate in Montreal on Sunday, September 8, 2013. (Allen McInnis / THE GAZETTE)
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Demonstrators wearing masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin kiss as they take part in a rally in front of the Russian embassy in Paris, on September 8, 2013, to protest against an “anti-gay” Russian law. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Gay rights supporters stage a rally outside the Russian consulate in Montreal on Sunday, September 8. (Allen McInnis / THE GAZETTE)
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Activists hug and kiss each other in front of the Russian embassy in Brussels, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Straight supporters of gay rights take part in a kiss-in outside the Russian consulate in Montreal on Sunday, September 8, 2013. (Allen McInnis / THE GAZETTE)
Image may be NSFW.
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