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| Tilda Swinton: Brititish actress |
British actress Tilda Swinton has donated over £1000 to the funeral of Russian gay rights activist Alexey Davydov, who died last week aged 36.
The actress, who previously supported gay rights in Russia by flying a rainbow flag in front of St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, sent the donation after an online donation bid was launched to cover the £1,247 cost of the funeral.
Nikolai Alekseyev, another prominent gay rights activist, confirmed they had received the donation from Swinton, and that the funeral’s expenses have now been surpassed.
On twitter, he posted a message showing his gratitude:
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