In September of 2013, President Obama will attend the G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The president should wear a Rainbow Flag pin during the summit to show that America stands against discrimination of the LGBT community:
In June, Russia's President Vladamir Putin signed 3 laws the criminalize homosexuality and support for gay rights:
1. A law banning the adoption of Russian-born children to gay couples or any couple or single parent living in any country where marriage equality exists in any form.
2. A law allowing police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days.
3. A law classifying “homosexual propaganda” as pornography (includes telling anyone that homosexuality is normal).