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It’s illegal to display the Pride flag in Russia, but these activists found a way around that in the form of a secret flag made from football jerseys.
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A Spanish digital agency teamed up with Spanish LGBTQ organisation FELGTB to create the “Hidden Flag” protest on the streets of Moscow during the World Cup.
Image: the hidden flag
The activists wore the football jerseys from Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia to represent the colours on the Pride flag.
Activists Marta Márquez, Eric Houter, Eloi Pierozan Junior, Guillermo León, Vanesa Paola Ferrario, and Mateo Fernández Gómez took to the streets over the weekend to appear as a human Pride flag in public places in Moscow. Read more…
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