Russia defends anti-LGBT 'propaganda' law in letter to Olympic Committee
Russian officials sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee saying that while they intend to respect the rights of LGBT visitors to the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, the country stands by its brace of recently introduced anti-LGBT laws, including the ban on "homosexual propaganda." According to the Associated Press, the letter was penned by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
Aug 22, 2013