As international protests continue against Russia’s anti-gay crackdown, Russia’s Straight Alliance for LGBT Equality gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 5 to to seek repeal of the country’s national and regional laws against “gay propaganda.” Protests, many of them coordinated by the online activist group AllOut, were held or are planned in New York, … Continue reading
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Why do activists reject Russian LGBT strategy for Olympics?
WHOSE STRATEGY WILL PREVAIL: LOCALS’ OR FOREIGNERS’ Six months before the scheduled start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, opponents of Russia’s crackdown on LGBT people find themselves sharply divided over how to proceed. Boycott the Sochi games? Move the games elsewhere? Or do what many Russian LGBT activists propose — take part in … Continue reading
Russia’s anti-gay laws will trouble the Olympics in Sochi
2014 WINTER OLYMPICS: CONFLICTS AHEAD Gay athlete to risk arrest, deportation at Russia Olympics. Blake Skjellerup, a New Zealand speed skater who came out in 2010, will be wearing a rainbow pin at the Sochi Winter Olympics 2014. It follows gay activists calling for a total boycott of the event, with some international organizations saying … Continue reading
