Gay activist Peter Tatchell is arrested by Russian police after he had been punched in the eye by an anti-gay and sprayed with water by Orthodox Christians. .Authorities, nationalist protesters and Orthodox Christians forcefully prevented gay and lesbian rights activists from rallying in Moscow..Homosexuality was decriminalized in Russia in 1993. Moscow has repeatedly banned gay parades, including this one. .
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