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Gays May Be Prosecuted at 2014 Olympics (Russian Winter Olympics)
ABC via Yahoo News ^
| July 31,2013
| KIRIT RADIA
Posted on 07/31/2013 4:11:36 PM PDT by lbryce
MOSCOW -- In Russia it is now illegal to even speak about homosexuality around minors, much less openly display gay pride. Technically the ban is against "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" around minors, but the implication for openly gay individuals is clear. Public displays of affection by gays, including holding hands or displaying symbols like a rainbow flag, are now banned. Violators face steep fines and jail time; foreigners face similar penalties plus deportation.
So what will happen to openly gay athletes and fans, as well as any vocal supporters or protestors, when Russia hosts the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi?
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: gay; olympics; russia
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Anti-gay sentiment runs high in Russia, where homosexuality was illegal during the Soviet Union and only decriminalized in 1993. A law that sent homosexuals to psychiatric wards wasn't annulled until 1999. Petitions for gay pride parades in Moscow have been rejected and unsanctioned rallies are often met by egg-throwing Russian Orthodox believers as well as physical violence. Police are often seen ignoring the attacks, and they often detain the gay rights activists.Reading this article some might say, tongue-in-cheek; hey, the Bolsheviks weren't all bad.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:11:36 PM PDT
by
lbryce
To: lbryce
They have it right....no sympathy there for sex deviates.
Their military is made up of MEN; not faggots and dykes, like ours.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:15:54 PM PDT
by
traditional1
(Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)
To: lbryce
All cultures are equal !
Or is it different rules on different days?
I never can remember.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:16:57 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: lbryce
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:17:18 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(My "KMA List" is growing daily...)
To: lbryce
It will be hard on Homosexuals to keep it in their pants. Just consider it Olympic training.
Ten years ago, this would not have been believed. Amazing how far a Society can fall when it embraces Change from accountability.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:17:32 PM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: lbryce
Might as well cancel the Men’s Figure Skating competition.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:17:55 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: lbryce
How ironic. Now its the Left who sees Russians under the stairs.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:19:44 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: lbryce
Hmmm I misread, I thought the Gay Olympics was going to be held in Russia. Good for Putti =)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:21:48 PM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: lbryce
Insert gymnastics and ice skating jokes here.
How do they know? Gayger Counter?
To: Old Sarge
It’s the Russian Federation. And by the time 0bama is done destroying America, we’d all wished we’d moved to Russia. They have some pretty women there, too, especially in neighboring Kazakhstan.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:25:37 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: lbryce
I’m pretty sure I can’t shrug any louder
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:26:19 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: lbryce
So, now the Gaystaopo thinks that their PC homo-agenda jurisdiction also extends to Russia?
We shall see.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:26:58 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: lbryce
We need a “LOVE THIS” button.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:27:10 PM PDT
by
halfright
(FAST & FURIOUS! DON'T ALLOW THEM TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:27:20 PM PDT
by
Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
(If Americans were as concerned for their country as Egyptians are, Obama would be ousted!)
To: lbryce
So what will happen to openly gay athletes and fans, as well as any vocal supporters or protestors, when Russia hosts the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi?
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They keep their hands to themselves and keep their mouths closed. There goes their sex life.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:27:24 PM PDT
by
Venturer
( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:29:25 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: lbryce
Will they be punished by sending them to prison?
To: lbryce
So, commies and muslins outside our country cannot tolerate gays, but for some reason commies and muslins in this country are extremely tolerant.
Go figure.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:30:51 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
They will not be prosecuted unless they break one of those laws.
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posted on
07/31/2013 4:32:45 PM PDT
by
GeronL
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