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A Russian court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought millions of dollars in damages from Madonna for allegedly traumatizing minors by speaking up for gay rights during a concert in St. Petersburg.

A Russian court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought millions of dollars in damages from Madonna for allegedly traumatizing minors by speaking up for gay rights during a concert in St. Petersburg.
"We aren't against homosexual people, but we are against the propaganda of perversion among minors," Dedova told the court.
"We aren't against homosexual people, but we are against the propaganda of perversion among minors," Dedova told the court.