Best wishes to artist/activist Vince Laws, who hopes to stage another face-paint protest of 76-plus countries’ anti-gay laws — this time in London in February during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where the crackdown on LGBT people continues. His proposal on Facebook: I’d like to create BANNED in London in February 2014 to coincide … Continue reading
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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
