Gay Olympians and Fans Assured Safety in Russia

Jul 26, 2013
Gay Media & Press Network

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MOSCOW, July 26 (R-Sport) – The International Olympic Committee told R-Sport on Friday that it had received “assurances from the highest level” of Russian government that athletes and spectators at next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi would be exempt from a controversial law banning anything deemed as promoting homosexuality.

Why is this such a big deal? If you clicked through and read the article, you might have noticed this warning posted at the top of it:

This article contains information not suitable for readers younger than 18 years of age, according to Russian legislation.

A new ‘homosexual propaganda’ law went into effect in June. The law makes it illegal to distribute any sort of distribution of material about gay rights. Apparently, the government owned media agency, also won’t allow minors to read any news about gay individuals.

Several gay rights groups have been calling for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the article, though, gay athletes and spectators will be assured safety by the International Olympic Committee:

 

“As a sporting organization, what we can do is to continue to work to ensure that the Games can take place without discrimination against athletes, officials, spectators and the media,” the IOC said in an emailed statement.

“To that end, the IOC has received assurances from the highest level of government in Russia that the legislation will not affect those attending or taking part in the Games.”

 

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