Sunday, 28. July 2013
Topic: SEX - on July 28, 2013 at 6:28:00 PM CEST
Olympic committee: Russia says athletes, fans exempt from anti-gay laws
he International Olympic Committee on Friday said it had received “assurances from the highest level” of the Russian government that athletes and spectators attending the the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi are exempt from an anti-gay statue that outlaws “homosexual propaganda.”
The law, which was signed last month by Russian President Vladimir Putin, criminalizes public events that promote gay rights, as well as public displays of affection by same-sex couples, and has prompted calls for a boycott of the games by LGBT activists who warn it would be unsafe for gays to travel to Russia.
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