9 August 2013
Last updated at 14:46 ET
Gay people in Russia (click here) are under pressure over their sexual orientation, 20 years after the country decriminalised homosexuality.
A bill banning gay "propaganda" among juveniles has raised
fears that the community is being scapegoated by populist politicians.Gay people in Russia (click here) are under pressure over their sexual orientation, 20 years after the country decriminalised homosexuality.
Hate crimes against gay people in Russia have made headlines abroad, even if the true scale of the problem is hard to quantify.
Here BBC News looks at some of the issues....
Everyone is going to the Olympics.
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Jimmy Carter was wrong. The Russians came to the USA Olympics when the USA invaded Afghanistan. By every estimation Jimmy Carter should have left Russia alone in Afghanistan because they'll be returning to near border issues once the USA is out of that country.
There is too much "Us and Them" in the relationship between the USA and Russia. It is artificial and feeds military escalation. The 'myth' of hatred between the USA and Russia is serving no one.
If Gay Activists are arrested in Russia, they would have done it anyway if the USA was participating or not. They have to endure the Russian legal system. They need to be prepared to be arrested and tried in Russia, the USA won't be bailing them out while pursuing non-proliferation and peaceful initiative. Non-proliferation is not a barter and trade scenario, it is a sovereign resolve.
The Russia people need to discern their own politics. The international community has a responsibility in reducing human rights abuses. The overlap is clear no matter how others want to screw it up for their own purposes.
Non-proliferation and Gay Rights do not intersect.
The benefit to a global community disarming from nuclear weapons is not in proportion to Gay Rights issues.
I just love the willingness for Gay Activists to take the entire world hostage. The egos are sincerely impressive.
Why does any Gay Activist even begin to believe taking the world hostage to any Russia Olympic event will resolve the political challenges within the country? Why would any reasonable person believe that? If the USA or other nations boycotted the Olympics over Gay Rights why does the community believe it would relieve the political issue in Russia? There is every reason to believe otherwise. I suppose the so called Free World would then drop nuclear weapons on Russia to handle the Gay Issue.
Why doesn't the Gay Community come up with answers rather than escalation? Where is the Russian Gay Community political clout? The community in the USA has clout, where is it in Russia? Nowhere? Why? There are huge capitalists in Russia that want to be President. What is wrong with you people?
