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Moscow's Mayor Listed As 'Homophobic'
May 18, 2006
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
Luzhkov features on a list of public officials that Human Rights Watch says have actively promoted prejudice against homosexuals. Others on the list, produced to coincide with the International Day Against Homophobia, which was marked on May 17, include Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo and Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk.