Alexey Davydov

Alexey Davydov (also spelled Alexei, , 1976 or 1977 – ) was a Russian pro-democracy and pro-LGBTQ rights activist. With the former, he was involved with the anti-Putin political movement Solidarnost, while with the latter, he cofounded Moscow Pride alongside fellow Russian gay activist Nikolay Alexeyev. During the late 2000s and early 2010s, he was involved in numerous protests and demonstrations around Russia. In September 2013, he died of kidney failure. Following his death, ''The Huffington Post'' called him "one of Russia's most prominent LGBT activists", while Julia Ioffe of ''The New Republic'' reported that his death had left a "glaring hole" in the LGBTQ rights movement in Russia. Provided by Wikipedia