| Gay stabbing in Moscow
Four gay men in Moscow were stabbed by attackers in a home invasion on Wednesday night. A group of young men broke into the apartment, which is located in a mainly gay are of the city, and attacked its gay inhabitants. Two of the victims remain in serious but stable condition, while another is in a coma and the final is listed in grave condition according to a police spokesperson. The police also said the attack was a hate crime, but failed to determine whether or not the attackers were connected to other anti-gay groups in the city. The vicious attack immediately follows a Moscow courts decision on Tuesday that the city government did not act illegally when it banned a gay Pride parade in May. .
Nine firemen rapped for refusal to give out leaflets at gay march
A SENIOR firefighter was demoted and eight of his colleagues were handed official warnings yesterday for disobeying orders and refusing to hand out safety leaflets at a gay pride march. The nine officers from the Cowcaddens station in Glasgow were also ordered by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue (SFR) to undergo intensive "diversity training" as part of their punishment. .
Church Backs Anti-Gay Firefighters
LONDON, UK - The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow said on Friday that he is backing the nine firefighters who were disciplined for refusing to hand out fire safety leaflets during a gay pride rally.
Strathclyde fire service said it had taken action against the firefighters who refused to give out "community fire safety advice" at the Pride Scotia festival in June.
"All nine will undergo a further intensive course of diversity training," the force said in a statement. "Their refusal was a fundamental breach of one of their core responsibilities."
However, Archbishop Mario Conti said he was concerned about what had happened and expressed solidarity with their actions, adding neither the officers' competency and commitment had not been questioned.
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