Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday said he opposed boycotting the Sochi Olympic Games despite new Russian anti-gay laws, instead urging nations to wave rainbow flags during the opening ceremonies to show support for gay rights.
“That'd be pretty embarrassing for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” Schumer said on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.” “Let our athletes participate but still make a stand.”
In June, Putin signed a law banning gay “propaganda” and imposing fines on those holding gay pride rallies. The law has generated an international backlash ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
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5 comments:
Not everyone supports gays! Its sickening!
Russia has something right, wow who would ever had thought that. So now Gays will run, ruin country.
Awesome, go back in the closet, it was much nicer then.
If you don't want to obey their laws, DON'T GO..
Were are the local stories Joe...why is Ireton on wboc ready to get his rainbow colition out to wave the rainbow flag and boycott the new red light district sex shop...who cares ..jim bo leave em alone any bussines is good..i wont shop there but it does not bother me you do
The blacks formed their own beauty pagents and the gays can form their own Olympics.
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