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No, Russia, Wentworth Miller Will Not Come to Your Film Festival

TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 03: Actor Wentworth Miller attends the press conference for 'Resident Evil: Afterlife' at Grand Hyatt Tokyo on September 3, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. The film will open worldwide on September 10. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Wentworth Miller
Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/2010 Getty Images

In light of Russia’s new anti-LGBT legislation, actor Wentworth Miller used an invitation to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival as an opportunity to not only come out in a rather subtle way but to simultaneously admonish the country for targeting LGBT citizens. “As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. However, as a gay man, I must decline,†the Prison Break star wrote in a letter posted to GLAAD’s website Tuesday evening. He went on to call the “current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government … in no way acceptable†and concluded that he looks forward to a time when “circumstances improve†and  he’s “free to make a different choice.†For their part, GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz praised Miller’s bold show of support and hopes it leads to even more celebrities and corporations following the Stoker writer’s “courageous lead in openly condemning Russia’s anti-LGBT law.â€

Wentworth Miller Comes Out, Criticizes Russia