England's fan and LGBT rights campaigner Di Cunningham displays a scarf during an interview with Reuters in Volgograd, Russia, June 18 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - England fan Di Cunningham plans to fly the flag - quite literally - for gay rights in Russia on Monday night, where she will be cheering on the Three Lions' in their World Cup opener against Tunisia.
Cunningham, an LGBT campaigner who works with England's football authorities, is one of only a handful of openly gay England fans who have made the trip to Russia where gay activists have been detained for taking part in demonstrations.
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