Alekseev announced that the 2009 edition of Moscow Pride, the city's annual gay pride parade, would coincide with the finals on 16 May, the day before the International Day Against Homophobia.
Alekseyev meddelade att 2009 års upplaga av Moskva Pride, stadens årliga Pride-parad, skulle sammanfalla med finalen den 16 maj, dagen före den internationella dagen mot homofobi.