Two Fingers Up At Russian Homophobia

<p>Creative agency Mother and The Kaleidoscope Trust are sticking two fingers up at homophobia in Russia this Christmas.</p> <p>by Newsdesk | December 2013</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4603123349.jpg" width="460" height="229" alt="Russian nesting dolls" title="Russian nesting dolls"/></p> <p></p><p>The agency has created 7 limited edition Nesting Dolls</p><p></p><p>The dolls include openly gay and bisexual celebrities</p><p></p><p>Dolls to be auditioned online</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Russian LGBT community is facing increasingly harsh treatment at the hands of authorities. <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/NEWS-Anti-Gay-Crisis-In-Russia/5865554">Attacks on gay people are rising,</a> in a country where homosexuality has been classified as a mental illness since 1999. So, this Christmas, Mother is sending something To Russia With Love.</p><p></p><p>The agency has created seven limited edition, hand-painted sets of Russian nesting dolls featuring artist’s renders of five gay British icons: Elton John, George Michael, Stephen Fry, Graham Norton and Tom Daly.</p><p></p><p>The dolls will be auctioned online at <a href="http://www.torussiawithlove.co.uk/">www.torussiawithlove.co.uk</a> between the 13th and 22nd of December to raise money for The Kaleidoscope Trust and their work with the Russian gay community.</p><p></p><p>Over Christmas, Mother will deliver a set of dolls to the Russian Embassy in London and The Kremlin as an act of solidarity with the gay community in Russia.</p><p></p><p>Bidding starts this Friday the 13th of December. <a href="http://www.torussiawithlove.co.uk/">www.torussiawithlove.co.uk</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/UK-Government-Updates-Advice-For-LGBT-Travellers-To-Russia/6208796">NEWS: UK Government Updates Advice For LGBT Travellers To Russia</a></p><p> </p>