Six activists from Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia traveled to Russia to hide the LGBT rainbow flag in plain sight, using their national team’s colours to form the iconic banner of pride and inclusion—right in front of seemingly unsuspecting police officers.
The initiative, aptly named “The Hidden Flag,” was launched by Spain’s State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transexuals and Bisexuals (FELGTB) to protest the so-called gay propaganda ban enacted five years ago to international condemnation, as the legislation criminalises the demonstration, promotion and distribution of pro-LGBT material.
