They reported that they sent the news out to their local press. Thanks to Tiago in Portugal and Piotr in Poland for their extra efforts.
Our Russian producer, Nicolas Alexeyev, wrote back that he was proud to wear the PINK BRACELET and is planning to accompany his Delegate to this January's International Mr. Gay (IMG) Competition here in Hollywood (details on our website at www.MrGayCompetition.com )
That will be a major press event here since Nicolas is one of the activists who organized the Moscow Pride events that resulted in injuries when the crowd attacked marchers while the police watched. He was just granted a US visa, so now he can travel and tell the world about the sad state of gay rights in Russia.
Our Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Gay , Derek Moates, who's photo I have inserted here, has started a blog about his experiences with the PINK BRACELET and writes:
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
First responces to my pink bracelet
After I received my pink bracelet I looked at it and thought.. 'Hmmm... it is some pink string, thats it'... but I had no idea that it would draw so much attention to itself and me at the same time.
Once I placed the bracelet on my arm, people at work started asking me "What is the pink string for? Are you trying to remember something?"
At first I was taken back by the question. I wasnt preparred to be asked about it and I wasnt sure what to say. After a brief pause I finally replied, "Yes it is to help remind me that it's ok to be gay".
Everyone at work knows I am gay, but it is not something I wear on my sleeve or display with flags and gayness all over my office. It is just a simple fact that people came to discover over my first year in the lab.
I was very happy with the responces that I recieved like "Of course it is!". It seems that even though I live in Alabama, the people here are coming around to a new level of acceptance that not everyone is the same and like the same things and that is ok.
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