The star of the 2005-2009 hit Fox TV series “Prison Break,” Wentworth Miller, yesterday refused an invitation to a Russia’s St. Petersburg International Film Festival, with this response: “as a gay man, I must decline.”Miller was invited to appear as a Guest of Honor.
“I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government,” Miller wrote. “The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.”
He signed his letter:
Wentworth Miller
Member, HRC
Member, GLAAD
Member, The ManKind Project
“Wentworth’s bold show of support sends a powerful message to LGBT Russians, who are facing extreme violence and persecution: you are not alone,” said GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz. ” As people from across the globe continue to speak out against Russia’s horrific law, more celebrities and corporations should follow his courageous lead in openly condemning Russia’s anti-LGBT law.” -The New Civil Rights Movement
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