Selina Gomez has been banned from
performing in Russia due to her open
support of gay and lesbian rights.
Russia recently passed laws against
public advocacy of the LGBT
community.
According to The Moscow Times,
officials have made entry for artists
such as Selena more difficult because
the country has strict restrictions
against the promotion of
“nontraditional sexual relationships.”
Gomez had been scheduled to
perform in St. Petersburg on
September 23 and in Moscow on
September 25.
And gay rights activist John Becker,
who started a Change.org petition
asking Selena to speak out for gay
Russians when she took the stage
there, is aghast at this development.
But also encouraged.
“This cancellation of Selena Gomez’s
visa shows that the Russian
government is sensitive and on the
defense, and shows that the pressure
from people all around the world
and the backlash against these laws
is strong,” he said in a statement to
E! News. “They’re afraid to have
someone like Selena Gomez come in
and potentially use her platform to
advance LGBT rights.”
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