A Russian lesbian couple, Irina Fedotova, right, and Irina Shipitko kiss each other by a marriage registry office in central Moscow, May 12, 2009.

AP- Russian lesbian couple was denied a marriage license by an government official. They were handed a written rejection from an official in a registry office in central Moscow. The office director said Russian law recognizes a marriage “only” between a man and a woman. Despite the rejection, the couple said they would not give up. “We won’t stop in midstream,” Fedotova told journalists later, adding that she and her partner plan to get married in Canada. She said Russia recognizes marriages registered abroad.

Despite the rejection, the couple wearing suits and bow-ties and holding flowers, said they would continue to fight for recognition of gay rights in Russia. Russia decriminalized homosexuality in 1993, but opposition to gay rights remains widespread. Russian spiritual leaders have claimed that homosexuality threatens the country’s traditional values. (more…)

Österreich-Umfrage: 28% – SPÖ

Quotes about politics

Don’t fall in love with politicians, they’re all a disappointment. They can’t help it, they just are.

Peggy Noonan

It has now become the doctrine of a large class of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary and incompatible with quick onward movement.

Anthony Trollope

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards. If you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book. Ronald Reagan

Women seeking men

Secrets of Austrian national character and enigmas of male race,
revealed by Galina
Guidelines for Russian women seeking decent man abroad

Уж замуж невтерпёж,
или Тайны мадридского двора

Мои австрийские знакомые частенько обращаются ко мне за советом, когда русские потенциальные невесты из интернета выставляют им вместе с обещанием примчаться и любить до гроба цены на дорожные издержки.
Суммы эти, мягко выражаясь, завышены, и сам факт выглядит либо как свидетельство российского мифологического мышления о баснословном изобилии западной жизни, либо как проверка золотого бычка на платежеспособность. (more…)

Recollecting days I had spent in Kenya some times ago, when I was invited to spend time as potential bride for rich Englishman.  I saw many absolutely beautiful black faces. Story about that you can read in later post. First of all Kenya is marvelous country, sometimes it may be rain like water pouring out of bucket, so intense and long. Sometimes it can be hot, but not very. If to sit by small brook and look in the water, you can see fish of half meter long with whiskeys  swimming in 20 cm under water surface. That is pity, I concentrated by attention on relationship more, than it deserved and missed to appreciate many exciting things of natural life around

Dreams