Russia no gay - da?

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It was about a group of Russian gay-haters, six men, who meet regularly in a wilderness location to strategize.

It's all your fault. I suggest people don't google "Russian gay men wilderness images". Jesus. I didn't find your picture but I got an eyeful.

Hey Russia!!! It's 2013!!! What a backwards move (excuse the pun).


President Obama has added his voice to a growing chorus of international leaders and sportsmen concerned that Russia's new anti-gay laws could be enforced at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.


The laws ban "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations," making it a crime to openly discuss gay rights and relationships where minors can overhear.

"I think [Vladimir] Putin and Russia have a big stake in making sure the Olympics work," Obama told Jay Leno during an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday night. "And I think they understand that for most of the countries that participate in the Olympics, we wouldn't tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently."

The International Olympic Committee has said the laws will have no influence on anything that happens during the Games but Russia's sports minister seemed to contradict that in recent comments.



http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/...z2bKCaRzfV


I think Russia needs to agree to refrain from enforcing its anti-gay laws at the Winter Olympics. Otherwise, I like THIS suggestion that I picked up from the Huffington Post.



To make a real statement, to send a message to the Russians that these laws cannot stand, the IOC has to go a step further. Instead of the rest of the world refusing to go to Sochi, there's one step that the IOC can take that will land a wake-up slap on the face of the Kremlin: Ban Russia from competing in their own Winter Olympic Games.

Why debate the exclusion of American, Canadian, British and other athletes when it's Russia that's in violation here? The new Russian law is in clear and direct conflict with the Olympic Charter, creating a system of discrimination that forces LGBT athletes into a life of fear and isolation. "The practice of sport is a human right," the charter reads. "Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." That's not just an isolated sentence in the midst of dozens of charter pages; it's right up front, in the section called "Fundamental Principles of Olympism." That's "fundamental" as in "essential to the existence of the Olympics." And the Russian law doesn't just violate one word or one clause of the Olympic Charter; it violates the entire statement. The law doesn't just punish Russian athletes; it subjects competitors from every nation to discrimination and flies in the face of the Olympic spirit.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cyd-zeigle...20026.html