“I will fight for my right to go to Russia.
I will fight to perform there. I will fight to show
the government how strong my community is.
I will proudly go to Russia ... and hold my head high.
Should I get arrested, I will be arrested with the pride
that I am myself, never flinching, and I will be strong
for the oppressed community of beautiful people
who I can call brothers.”
From Johnny’s powerful must-read for
the Falls Church News-Press, in which he responds
to all who have asked him about his love for Russia
in the face of its government’s anti-LGBT crackdown.
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