The 2013 edition of the Copenhagen Gay Pride Parade is dedicated to Russia's LGBT community. Here two participants wear matryoshka doll costumes with the images of the Russian president Putin with makeup in the center. Denmark 2013.
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A sign is displayed of a defaced picture of Russia's President Vladimir Putin during Vancouver's 35th annual Pride Parade in Vancouver, British Columbia August 4, 2013.
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A participant poses with a mask depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up during the Brussels LGBT Pride Parade May 17, 2014.
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A reveller holds an anti-Putin banner attend Manchester Pride 2012 on August 24, 2012 in Manchester, England.
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A participant looks at a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up during the Prague Pride Parade where several thousand people marched through Prague's city center in support of gay rights August 17, 2013.
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A demonstrator holds up a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up, during a protest by the gay community in Amsterdam April 8, 2013. Russia does not discriminate against homosexuals, Putin told reporters in Amsterdam on Monday, where he was greeted by gay rights and other activists critical of Russia's track record. Putin is on a one-day visit in the Netherlands for the start of the Netherlands-Russia Year.
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