Television star Wentworth Miller announced he was
gay on Wednesday in order to take a public stand
against homophobia in Russia.
The Prison Break star declined an invitation to a
Russian film festival after the country passed a series
of anti-gay laws.
The 41-year-old Prison Break star had been asked to
attend the St. Petersburg International Film Festival.
'As a gay man, I must decline,' he wrote in his reply,
which was made public by the campaigning group
GLAAD.
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'I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward
and treatment of gay men and women by the
Russian government,' Wentworth added in his letter.
'The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in
good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion
hosted by a country where people like myself are
being systematically denied their basic right to live
and love openly,' he said.
Wentworth said if circumstances improved he would
be free to make a different choice - adding that he
had 'a degree of Russian ancestry' and had enjoyed
past visits to the country previously.
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The actor was immediately praised by gay rights
advocates.
'Wentworth's bold show of support sends a powerful
message to LGBT Russians, who are facing extreme
violence and persecution: you are not alone,' said
GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz in reference to the
country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
community.
'As people from across the globe continue to speak
out against Russia's horrific law, more celebrities and
corporations should follow his courageous lead in
openly condemning Russia's anti-LGBT law,' he
added.
Major announcement: Wentworth, shown in
March 2008, said he could not in good
conscience attend the Russian film festival
Russian President Vladimir Putin in July signed a law
banning the adoption of Russian-born children by
gay couples.
Putin in June signed another bill that classified
'homosexual propaganda' as pornography and
provides for fines and arrest for those making it
accessible to minors.
A law passed in 2012 also banned public gay pride
events in Moscow for the next 100 years.
The Russian laws have sparked protests in the US
where some gay rights advocates have poured
Russian vodka in the streets.
The laws also have caused some concern among
athlethes who will be heading to Russia for the 2014
Olympic Winter Games.


www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2399432/Prison-Break-star-Wentworth-Miller-comes-makes-stand-Russias-new-anti-gay-laws.html

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