Russian-Speaking New Yorkers March For Gay Rights

As the parade began, organizer Yelena Goltsman gathered the group and shouted, "Let's show 'em the Russian are coming! They're here!"

Someone in the crowd then called out, "And they're queer!"

A similar gay-pride parade was banned in Moscow in May after the mayor said it could spark civil unrest.

Since 2006, the annual gay-pride rallies in Moscow have been marred by arrests and violent clashes with police and antigay onlookers.

Marchers in New York tied white ribbons on each other's wrists, echoing ongoing Russian protests against government repression.

One of the participants does the limbo beneath a pink boa.