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British Officials Urge St. Petersburg Governor To Veto Anti-Gay Propaganda Bill | British officials from Manchester meeting with the Georgiy Poltavchenko, the governor of St Petersburg, Russia, will urge him not to sign the recently-passed anti-gay propaganda bill, Pink News reports. Councillor Sue Murphy, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: “When you have been friends for so long – whether it be a person or a city – it gives you the right to point out when your friend is doing something wrong. This bill is simply wrong.” “It is bad for LGBT people living in the city, and it is bad for St Petersburg’s reputation across the globe. This trip gives us the opportunity to make this point clearly at the highest level in St Petersburg – before it is too late. We will urge the governor to veto this ill-conceived piece of legislation.” The measure would fine individuals and organizations who are accused or promoting “homosexuality” and “pedophilia” to minors. Meanwhile activists from Moscow “have pledged to defy the legislation by protesting in front of children’s libraries and schools in St Petersburg on the day it comes into force.”