British
musician Elton John performed a concert in Moscow on December 6 and dedicated
the event to 23-year-old Vladislav Tornovoi, who was beaten to death in
Volgograd in May for being gay.
John said
he considered not doing any shows in Russia after laws were passed prohibiting
the dissemination of information about homosexuality to minors.
Critics
says that the passage of the law was seen by homophobic groups in Russia as a
green light to attack members of the gay community.
John told
the concert crowd at Moscow's Krokus City Hall some of his friends tried to
convince him to avoid performing in Russia but John decided he would go ahead
since people were waiting to hear his songs.
John also
called on the crowd to avoid discrimination.
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