Knife man lunges at t.A.T.u. (Gay-Lesbian Times)Time of publication: 13.03.2003 |
A knife-wielding man lunged at the Russian lesbian-themed band t.A.T.u. during a concert in the Czech Republic in late February.
Bodyguards tackled the man as he headed for singers Julia Volkova, 18, and Lena Katina, 17.
According to Sky News, the girls have had bottles and a knife thrown at them in the past as they performed.
“There have been incidents but there is no point worrying that you are going to get killed when you go on stage,” said Volkova.
The girls’ current single, “All The Things She Said,” has hit No. 1 around the world and the video has been banned by Britain’s BBC and ITV1 because Julia and Lena passionately kiss and make out throughout the clip.
The girls have repeatedly suggested they are lovers, but Russian journalists claim both have boyfriends whom they keep hidden so as not to endanger the band’s lesbian image, which is seen as advantageous.
Speaking to the British lesbian magazine Diva in its March issue, Katina stated: “So you want to hear that we are sleeping together, that we are fucking every night? Of course we do!”
Later, she said: “This is the message [of our video]: We wanted to say that everybody shouldn’t be afraid of their feelings. If it’s real feeling, why not? If you love, it doesn’t matter if girl loves girl, or boy love boy or something, or girl love boy.”
“t.A.T.u.” is an abbreviated form of the Russian phrase “that girl loves that girl” (“Ta lyubit tu”). The band is Russia’s most successful pop act ever.
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