Vitaliy Milonov and anti-gay activists shouting slogans during gay right rally in St. Petersburg.

Gay rights activists rallied to celebrate International Day Against Homophobia in St. Petersburg.

Some of several dozens of gay rights activists shouting slogans and hold posters during their rally in St. Petersburg.

Anti-gay activists shouting slogans during gay right rally in St. Petersburg.

Anti-gay activists shouting slogans during gay right rally in St. Petersburg.

Vitaliy Milonov and anti-gay activists shouting slogans during gay right rally in St. Petersburg.

About one hundred activists participated in rally to commemorate May 17, the day in which homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990.

Some of several dozens of gay rights activists shouting slogans and hold posters during their rally in St. Petersburg.

Around one hundred activists in St. Petersburg participated in a rally to commemorate May 17, the day that homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990.