A former mayor of a Russian city protested the country’s anti-LGBT+ policies by using helium balloons to send a giant rainbow flag over the Kremlin.
The protest in Moscow on Saturday (22 August) is the latest stunt by gay artist Alexander Donskoy. He says it is a reaction to Russian officials’ criticism of foreign embassies flying the LGBT+ flag in Moscow.
It comes as politicians try to further embed LGBT+ hate into their laws. Russia voted to add a ban on same-sex marriage to its constitution in July.
Now Russian lawmakers are trying to create a new law which will undermine trans rights, further ban same-sex marriage and could split up families.