A lesbian couple flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg were seated near one of Russia’s staunchest anti-LGBT lawmakers, so they decided to show him how they feel.
The St. Petersburg city councilman has called reports of violence against LGBT people "fake," led attacks against the LGBT community and engineered the local ban on "gay propaganda" that served as a model for Russia's federal law.
So they decided it was the perfect opportunity to snap a selfie.
"Who's that in the background??? MILONOV! And we don't give a fuck! We're flying to our favorite club, Infinity"
User Kseniya Infinity uploaded more photos and an account of the incident on her VKontake page.
"Yes, it was really Milonov! As fate would have it, he was sitting in the row right behind us. The whole flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Milonov said nothing to us. We staged the photoshoot in front of him, and he hid behind his tablet, when he realized. We’re all super happy. Him — probably not so much. But who cares!" the independent news site Meduza translated her post.
Kseniya Infinity / Via vk.com