Madonna has reshared a speech she made in Russia calling for LGBT+ rights – which earned her a fine of $1million. But the queen of pop tells her Instagram followers she never paid.
Madonna made the speech in August 2012 during her MDNA tour. It came just after St Petersburg had just passed its law banning ‘homosexual propaganda’ in March.
However Madonna defiantly gave people attending the gig pink wristbands and rainbow placards. Moreover, she called on Russia to treat the gay community ‘with dignity, with respect, with tolerance, with compassion, with love’.
As she made the speech, the crowd proudly waved their Pride flag banners. And when she asked them ‘are you with me’ they raised their arms with the pink wristbands. ‘Show your love