Equality Florida asks St. Pete to suspend its relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia because anti-gay legislation
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The LGBT rights group Equality Florida sent a letter this week to the Mayor of St. Petersburg and city council asking that the city suspend its relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia because of recent anti-gay violence and legislation.
We interviewed Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida.
Note: St. Pete's relationship with its Russian namesake is not an official Sister City designation; St. Pete's Sister City is Takamatsu, Japan.