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Russian lawmaker: We will arrest gay athletes, tourists at Olympic Games
Topic Started: Aug 3 2013, 02:50 AM (1,544 Views)
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Russia’s anti-gay laws in line with public’s views on homosexuality

Russia’s minister of sport, Vitaly Mutko stirred international concerns Thursday when he announced that the country planned to enforce its new anti-gay laws when it hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The announcement prompted fears that foreign Olympic athletes and spectators could be affected by the law, signed last month by President Vladimir Putin, which bans “homosexual propaganda.” Since then, a top Russian lawmaker sought to allay such concerns by saying the winter games would not be subject to the laws.

Putin also recently signed another law that restricts the adoption of Russian children by people living in countries that recognize same-sex marriage.

The laws seem to align with Russia’s rejection of homosexuality. About three-quarters (74%) of Russians said homosexuality should not be accepted by society, while just 16% said it should be accepted, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.

The global survey assessed attitudes on homosexuality in 39 countries and found widespread rejection of homosexuality in Russia as well as in parts of Asia, Africa and predominantly Muslim nations.

Globally, homosexuality was most accepted in Spain (88%), Germany (87%), the Czech Republic (80%) and Canada (80%). A smaller majority of people in the United States (60%) also thought it should be accepted.

Russian acceptance of homosexuality varied slightly by age. A greater percentage of people ages 18 to 29 (21%) were accepting of homosexuality than people ages 50 and older (12%).

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/08/05/russias-anti-gay-laws-in-line-with-publics-views-on-homosexuality/
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Russians are the epitome of a group of people that will sway with their (oppressive) government. Fear will make a populace believe anything.
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Sophia Bush takes a stance against Russia:

twitter.com/SophiaBush/status/369673447615377408
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The cold war-milked public doesn't apreciate those efforts. Just my guess.

I think gays of Russia should resolve it by ourselves. Some kinds of help (hateful to Russia words) actually mostly go against, here. It should not be like a 'Western World freed russian gays', that would never work. never. It should come from inside, or it would be just fake.

And any thoughtful help to gay movement in Russia is really appreciated, I guess. i think Western gays could teach how to organize, and everything they have done in the last 40 years, step by step. How to make public to be ok with gays. It's not like public by itself desided 'we love gays since today'
BTW, I don't know of any activities of western gay society in Russia.


PS it easy to say Gay rights is like any others' rights. All the societies made a long way to get that thought as a fact in public's mind.
Edited by Anastasia Beaverhausen, Aug 28 2013, 11:18 PM.
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Russians are so weird. No idea why Gaga begged them to arrest her.
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Aug 24 2013, 03:51 AM
Sophia Bush takes a stance against Russia:

twitter.com/SophiaBush/status/369673447615377408
:clap: :clap:
I actually want counties to ignore games, that could really help a lot. Netherlands, at least??? Anyone?
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President Obama Chooses Gay Athletes to Represent Sochi Olympics Delegation
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Tyler Conway


In what will be viewed largely as a response to Russia's discriminatory anti-gay laws, President Barack Obama has selected former tennis great Billie Jean King and former hockey player Caitlin Cahow, who are both lesbian, as part of the delegation to represent the White House at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

Obama made the announcement Tuesday. King will represent the United States in the opening ceremony, while Cahow will be part of the delegation for the closing ceremony.

The White House's official release included the following:

“An impressive group of officials and iconic athletes will represent our government at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. We’re honored to assist their participation in any way that we can and certain that America’s elite athletes will put on a great show.”

The move from the White House is seen as a clear and strong denouncement of Russian laws that prohibit the promotion of nontraditional sexual relationships to minors. Signed in June by president Vladimir Putin, the laws ban public displays of affection between non-heterosexual couples and even the discussion of same-sex relationships in an effort to curb their exposure to children. Penalties for violations of those laws include jail time, fines and other punitive damages.

Since those laws came into effect, many have wondered what that would entail for Olympians from other countries who are traveling to Sochi. The Russian government has sent mixed signals on this front, with Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko threatening to jail gay athletes if they violate the laws.

As outcry worldwide has increased, there have been multiple calls to action from civil rights groups. In October, multiple protesters took to New York City and called for an outright boycott of the Winter Games. While the Obama administration has refused to take that strong of a stand, the President's recent actions have clarified his disapproval of the law.

The Sochi Games will be the first time since 2000 that the United States has not sent a major political leader to the Olympics. First Lady Michelle Obama led the delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and Vice President Joe Biden did the same at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

German president Joachim Gauck and French president Francois Hollande have also chosen to boycott the event, per CNN's Mark Morgenstein. Human Rights Campaign spokesperson Michael Cole-Schwartz told the Associated Press' Eddie Pells that Obama's decision to have King and Cahow represent the U.S. was a huge step.

"It's a positive sign to see openly gay representatives in the delegation," Cole-Schwartz said. "Hopefully it sends a message to the Russian people and the rest of the world that the United States values the civil and human rights of LGBT people."

King is one of the most recognizable gay athletes in the world. Her victory over Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes in 1973 was seen as a watershed moment for equal treatment of women in sports, and she has been a staunch advocate for LGBT rights as well. Earlier this year she was one of the first inductees into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame.

King told the AP's Pells, "I am equally proud to stand with the members of the LGBT community in support of all athletes who will be competing in Sochi and I hope these Olympic Games will indeed be a watershed moment for the universal acceptance of all people,"

Cahow, 28, is retired from hockey. She was a member of the United States' bronze-medal-winning team in 2006 and their silver-medal run in 2010.
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Dec 22 2013, 06:20 PM
President Obama Chooses Gay Athletes to Represent Sochi Olympics Delegation
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A tennis legend and an accomplished ice hockey player, both women and both only gay :clap:
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I completelly agree with all the criticism towards Russia but I wonder why so many countries that are as discriminative, or even worse (just about every muslim country in the world) are excluded from this kind of media buzz
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Feb 6 2014, 09:22 PM
I completelly agree with all the criticism towards Russia but I wonder why so many countries that are as discriminative, or even worse (just about every muslim country in the world) are excluded from this kind of media buzz
it might be because of the Olympics bringing this to the front
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And to be honest, no one expects Iran to start respecting women and gays suddenly. But to have a reasonably civilized, first world country to come out all of the sudden and say that they will arrest people for being gay or spreading gay propaganda or whatever it is, is a bit shocking. I mean all of this only started a couple of years ago, didn't it?
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You are being too kind. I'll just say that it's the only country I visited once and I'm sure I'll never again.
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Pera, I think Russia is getting more criticism because it's “safer” to do so, since it's seen as a predominantly White/Christian nation. Criticizing Iran, or anything that has to do with Islam means entering a dangerous territory these days. Is it unfair? I don't think so. Muslims face discrimination for their religion, culture, and color of their skin that Russians don't, and the “criticism” of Islam oftentimes has islamophobic elements.
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Feb 12 2014, 04:02 AM
Pera, I think Russia is getting more criticism because it's “safer” to do so, since it's seen as a predominantly White/Christian nation. Criticizing Iran, or anything that has to do with Islam means entering a dangerous territory these days. Is it unfair? I don't think so. Muslims face discrimination for their religion, culture, and color of their skin that Russians don't, and the “criticism” of Islam oftentimes has islamophobic elements.
HAHA dude just tried to condone Islam barbaric ways by trying to paint white/Christianity Russia as to why their asses are stuck in the stone age. What's next you going to blame whitey for apes wanting to stone/imprison queers ? Or how about all of the corrective rapes of lesbians in south Africa ... Go ahead and attempt to blame a decade old apartheid while probably applauding filthy apartheid kike state ISRAEL. At the en of the day Christianity/Islam are both Abrahamic cults.
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It's not exactly "safer" to "criticize" Russia when they have a legitimate nuclear arsenal that could end civilization 1000 times over and that's still pointed at all of their US military and population center targets and ready to fire at any point.
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Cold War teasE?
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