"the law could mean that any Olympic athlete, trainer, reporter, family member or fan who is gay - or suspected of being gay, or just accused of being gay - can go to jail"
Mr. Ferstein IS a liar. The law in question is NOT against being gay, lesbian, transvestite or all of the above, be you olympics athlet, or ballet dancer, or hot dog street seller. This law claims illegal the PROPAGANDA of being gay, etc. And not just propaganda - the propaganda of this joy TO THE CHILDREN, it is supposed that Russian adults can take it without damage.
Do you mean the one allowing police to arrest tourists and other foreign nationals merely suspected of being gay?
Or do you mean the one so broadly worded that any expression of tolerance for homosexuality can be criminalized, so long as it can be shown that that expression is "accessable" by children. In other words, even merely publically stating that gay people should have equal rights.
"This law claims illegal the PROPAGANDA of being gay" "...propaganda of this joy TO THE CHILDREN..." This is usual Russian doublespeak. You can't run "Gay Pride Parade" anywhere in Russia any more because it "can be seen by children", open gay can't be public figure, because he "can be seen by children" on TV, open gay can't work at school, because "there are children",
"This is usual Russian doublespeak" "This is typical american BS." (c)
Shall we stop it?
PS. You didn't think of hiring a hall, puting a sticker 'adults only' onto the front door and exercise gay propaganda as long as you can stand it. Or did you?
Mr. Ferstein IS a liar.
The law in question is NOT against being gay, lesbian, transvestite or all of the above, be you olympics athlet, or ballet dancer, or hot dog street seller.
This law claims illegal the PROPAGANDA of being gay, etc.
And not just propaganda - the propaganda of this joy TO THE CHILDREN, it is supposed that Russian adults can take it without damage.
The rest is bullshit.
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And would such "propoganda" include having the gall to dare to exist, and do so in public?
Gee, sounds a lot like "any person who is gay can go to jail" to me.
Might as well say: "You can have free speech, but only so long as you don't say anything."
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Why won't you just read the law, it's published?
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Do you mean the one allowing police to arrest tourists and other foreign nationals merely suspected of being gay?
Or do you mean the one so broadly worded that any expression of tolerance for homosexuality can be criminalized, so long as it can be shown that that expression is "accessable" by children. In other words, even merely publically stating that gay people should have equal rights.
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I suggest you do both. Otherwise we're leaving the exposure window for more crap, aren't we?
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Couldn't have said it better myself
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Well, of course. If you said something, it would cost you.
(Get it?)
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This is usual Russian doublespeak. You can't run "Gay Pride Parade" anywhere in Russia any more because it "can be seen by children", open gay can't be public figure, because he "can be seen by children" on TV, open gay can't work at school, because "there are children",
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"This is typical american BS." (c)
Shall we stop it?
PS. You didn't think of hiring a hall, puting a sticker 'adults only' onto the front door and exercise gay propaganda as long as you can stand it.
Or did you?
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Please provide an example of criminal "gay propoganda".
Update, pretty please?
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Not until you do.
(And by "you", I mean everyone in Russia perpetuating this bullshit. Not you personally, of course. That would be inflammatory.)
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