The Kremlin announced June 30th, 2013 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a draconian measure banning so-called "gay propaganda."
The law, which was passed unanimously by the State and approved by the Senate, is modeled on a similar piece of legislation passed last year in the city of St. Petersburg. It outlaws any kind of public expression of LGBT identity, LGBT pride, or support for the LGBT community, and it makes it a criminal offense to say that gay relationships are equal to non-gay relationships. The U.S. will have openly gay athletes at the 2014 winter games and this new law applies to foreigner that announce that the are openly GLBT and risk arrest and/or fines. We should not allow our athletes or spectators to risk jail and fines by attending these game.
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