Prison Break star slams Russia's 'anti-gay' bill; declines invitation to St Petersburg film festival

[pampango]

Prison Break star Wentworth Miller (whose mother is of Russian origin) has refused an invitation to a film festival in St Petersburg in protest over Russia's new anti-gay laws.

"It would make me happy to say yes," he wrote in a letter to festival director Maria Averbakh. "However, as a gay man, I must decline."

In June, the Russian parliament overwhelmingly backed a bill which prescribes heavy fines for anyone organising a gay pride event or providing information about homosexuality to people under 18.

"I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government," wrote Wentworth, 41, in a letter posted on GLAAD's (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23791989

[stevenleser]

1. K&R need much more of this nt

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Good for Wentworth Miller

Set an example for others.

[BillStein]

3. Bravo!

Thank you, Wentworth Miller