Russia’s anti-gay rhetoric will make future generations cringe
Athlete Yelena Isinbayeva may have backtracked on her comments about Russia and gay people. But sport should represent ideals that are more important than laws.
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Athlete Yelena Isinbayeva may have backtracked on her comments about Russia and gay people. But sport should represent ideals that are more important than laws.
Russian athlete Yelena Isinbayeva asks the international community to “respect” Russia’s stance against the open publicity of homosexuality. “We are against it,” she added.
Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama rule out a boycott of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, insisting that anti-gay prejudice will be better tackled by attending the event.
Discussing calls for a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics because of new anti-gay legislation in Russia, Peter Tatchell says such actions are an effective way of opposing a “draconian” law.
As pressure to take the Sochi Winter Olympics away from Russia intensifies, we look at President Putin’s anti-gay propaganda law and ask if an Olympic boycott will promote change.
From Stephen Fry to Barack Obama, global figures are turning up the heat on Russia over a new law which says gay people can be imprisoned for “looking gay” ahead of a sports event this weekend.
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