Amidst calls for boycotts, bans and a relocation of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, out former NBA player John Amaechi has written an open letter to … [Read more...] about Former NBA Player John Amaechi Calls On Sochi Olympians To ‘Use Podium As A Soap Box’
Russia
Russian TV Official Dehumanizes Gays On Popular News Program: VIDEO
Deputy General Director of the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Dmitri Kisilev recently dehumanized gays on a popular, … [Read more...] about Russian TV Official Dehumanizes Gays On Popular News Program: VIDEO
Crosswalk at Russian Embassy in Sweden Painted Rainbow Colors in Protest of Anti-Gay Laws: PHOTO
Here's what the crosswalk outside the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden looks like today, via Street Art Utopia. The Local reports: Gay rights … [Read more...] about Crosswalk at Russian Embassy in Sweden Painted Rainbow Colors in Protest of Anti-Gay Laws: PHOTO
American Kennel Club Wants 2016 World Dog Show Moved from Russia Over Anti-Gay Laws
The American Kennel Club has called on the FCI to move the World Dog Show from Russia where it is scheduled to take place in 2016, because of … [Read more...] about American Kennel Club Wants 2016 World Dog Show Moved from Russia Over Anti-Gay Laws
Russian Round-Up: FOX News, Growing Up in Russia, the Nazi Olympic, Yelena Mizulina, and Glasgow
Here's a round-up of some additional Sochi-related items. More to come. Make sure not to miss a Towleroad headline by following @TLRD on … [Read more...] about Russian Round-Up: FOX News, Growing Up in Russia, the Nazi Olympic, Yelena Mizulina, and Glasgow
L.A. Councilmembers Want Feds to Expand America’s Asylum Program for Persecuted LGBT Russians
Gay L.A. Councilmembers are calling on the federal government to expand asylum for LGBT Russians, Frontiers reports: Against the backdrop of … [Read more...] about L.A. Councilmembers Want Feds to Expand America’s Asylum Program for Persecuted LGBT Russians
Gay Activists to March on McDonald’s Headquarters, Demand it Dump Sponsorship of Sochi Winter Olympics
A Chicago-area activist group is planning to march on the McDonald's corporation headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois on August 17 at 11 am: The … [Read more...] about Gay Activists to March on McDonald’s Headquarters, Demand it Dump Sponsorship of Sochi Winter Olympics
Olympic Sponsors and the IOC Could Have Stopped Russia’s Anti-Gay Law and Didn’t: AUDIO
Michelangelo Signorile reports that Olympic sponsors and the IOC could have stopped Russia's anti-gay law - and didn't:Human Rights Watch … [Read more...] about Olympic Sponsors and the IOC Could Have Stopped Russia’s Anti-Gay Law and Didn’t: AUDIO
NBC Assures Gay Employees of Their Safety in Sochi as Network Shuns Coverage of Anti-Gay Laws
NBC is trying to reassure its gay employees about Olympic coverage and their safety, the AP reports: The network said in a memo that it finds … [Read more...] about NBC Assures Gay Employees of Their Safety in Sochi as Network Shuns Coverage of Anti-Gay Laws
Gay Rights Charities on the Hunt for Designer to Create Olympic Anti-Homophobia Outfit
Two gay rights charities have announced plans to unveil an anti-homophobia outfit for Olympians to wear in Sochi next year as a sign of solidarity … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Charities on the Hunt for Designer to Create Olympic Anti-Homophobia Outfit