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Moscow souvenirs.


Moscow's first store geared specifically to gay and lesbian shoppers opened in November. Indigo, located near the entrance to the Moscow City Hall
For a projected structure, see City Hall and City Duma
The former Moscow City Hall is an ornate red-brick edifice situated immediately to the east from the State Historical Museum and notable in the history of architecture as a unique hybrid of the
, contains queer DVDs, videos, and more than 500 books in Russian Russian

associated in some way with Russia.


Russian blue
a breed of cats with short, dense, silver-tipped blue-colored coat and vivid green eyes.
. "This is not a sex shop," said store owner Ed Mishin to the Gay.ru Web site (which Mishin also operates). "We would like homosexuals to have the opportunity to obtain literature, films, and gay souvenirs in one place, without having to be afraid of the stares and condemnation Condemnation
bell, book, and candle

symbols of Catholic excommunication rite. [Christianity: Brewer Note-Book, 85]

Bridge of Sighs

passage from Doge’s court to execution chamber in Renaissance Venice. [Ital. Hist.
 from the homophobic ho·mo·pho·bi·a  
n.
1. Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men.

2. Behavior based on such a feeling.



[homo(sexual) + -phobia.
 public."
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Title Annotation:stores opened specially for gays
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EXRU
Date:Jan 17, 2006
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