Tag: Russia
European Parliament strongly condemns criminalisation of LGBTI people worldwide
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India.
Putin: Gay ‘propaganda’ law doesn’t discriminate
President Vladimir Putin sought Friday to reassure gay visitors to the Sochi Games that they are welcome in Russia despite a law banning gay “propaganda” to minors.
Russia slams EU’s ‘aggressive propaganda of homosexual love’
Russia has mounted a diplomatic offensive against “gay propaganda,” accusing the EU in a new report of trying to promote an “alien view of homosexuality and same-sex marriages as a norm of life.
World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete
Character, camaraderie, integrity; attributes often touted in the world of sport. But in recent years, there’s one action that’s gradually being tested on the field and in the ring… tolerance.
Y.M.C.A. writer does not want song to become gay protest anthem of Sochi 2014
Village People’s Y.M.C.A. should not become the anthem of activists protesting against Russia’s controversial anti-gay propaganda law during Sochi 2014, the song’s writer has claimed.
Olympic rules for protesting against Russia’s anti-gay laws clarified
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made it clear to nations competing in February’s Winter Games in Sochi that athletes will be free to speak out against Russia’s controversial anti-gay laws, as long as they do so away from accredited areas.