Moscow, Russia – A prominent Russian LGBT activist, Alexey Davydov, died in Moscow at the age of 36 last week (after slipping into a coma) reports the Huffington Post. Davydov’s health was rumored to have been on the decline since a police riot in 2011 that left him with a broken arm. In his month spent in the hospital, Davydov found that he had acute kidney failure and spent large amounts of time undergoing dialysis. Police claim that they did not break Davydov’s arm, and neither the police nor the Russian Investigative Committee are looking into the beating. The young Russian activist has no surviving relatives, making it nearly impossible for friends and supporters to access his medical documents to pursue any legal options. Another prominent LGBT activist, Nikolai Alexeyev, was close to Davydov. “[Davydov] made an enormous contribution to the Russian LGBT movement since 2006,” Alexeyev shared on Facebook. “He never cared about arrests and attacks. He just pursued our mutual goal! He has no relatives. He dedicated all his life to activism. He was always next to me in the worst times, including the day my flat was raided by police and prosecution just a month ago.” Davydov was committed to his trade, even to the end. He was planning to attend a protest outside of the headquarters for the Sochi Olympics organization committee last week, but fell just before the protest. An online donation service helped pay for the cost of Davydov’s funeral, with a donation of $2,000 coming from actress and activist Tilda Swinton.