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Nine months after a Sochi Winter Olympics embattled by the host country’s anti-gay legislation, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) took a philosophical stand Monday against future intolerance surrounding an Olympic Games.
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IOC moves to support gay rights in Olympics
Nine months after a Sochi Winter Olympics embattled by the host country’s anti-gay legislation, the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) took a philosophical stand Monday against future intolerance surrounding an Olympic Games.
The Winter Olympics start in the Russian resort of Sochi on 7 February. They are destined to go down in history as the anti-gay Olympics.
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Sochi will be remembered as the anti-gay Olympics
The Winter Olympics start in the Russian resort of Sochi on 7 February. They are destined to go down in history as the anti-gay Olympics.
Speaking last week during a press conference in Sochi, Jean Claude-Killy; Coordination Commission Chairman of the IOC, said that he was "fully satisfied" that recent controversial Russian laws banning homosexual propaganda, does not violate the anti-discrimination ruling of the Olympic Charter.
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Opinion: Fair Play
Speaking last week during a press conference in Sochi, Jean Claude-Killy; Coordination Commission Chairman of the IOC, said that he was “fully satisfied” that recent controversial Russian laws banning homosexual propaganda, does not violate the anti-discrimination ruling of the Olympic Charter.