Tag Archives: Sochi Olympics

Cher Turns Down Sochi Oympics Gig

Cher, seen above performing in June to 10,000 screaming gay men at the NYC Pride Pier Dance, has rejected an offer to appear at the Sochi Olympics. She tells Maclean’s: “I can’t name names but my friend called who is a big oligarch over there, and asked me if I’d like to be an ambassador for the Olympics and open …

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NBA Commissioner Slams Sports World For Staying Silent On Russia And Gays

“I’m gonna behave myself, for the record here, which is unlike me. But you know, the first phone call to the new head of the Olympics was from President Putin, and everyone wants to talk about the Russian law on homosexuality. Think about the opportunities that sports have to make a continuing statement, and the only thing that we’re saying …

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Scott Lively: How Russia Can Beat The Gays At The Sochi Olympics

“The rainbow belongs to God and was created by Him as a symbol of His authority over creation. However, with a simple judo move, the Russians could catch the ‘gays’ in their own trap, and at the same time rescue God’s rainbow from being dragged through the mud. Imagine the Russian Olympics taking place under a giant rainbow banner declaring …

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Headline Of The Day

From The Australian: In the midst of answering a question from The Australian about the imminent challenges of the Rio 2016 preparations immediately after his election, Bach was interrupted to take an important phone call. It was the Russian president Vladimir Putin. “Yes it was Mr Putin, ” confirmed Bach, stressing “we did not discuss the law”. That law, the …

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Olbermann Rants About Sochi Olympics

Must watch!

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1968 Olympics Protester Tommie Smith Has Advice For Pro-Gay Athletes At Sochi

In 1968 American sprinter Tommie Smith(above center) was stripped of his gold medal after he and teammate John Carlos made the black power salute on the awards podium in Mexico City.  Smith says that pro-gay athletes at the Sochi Olympics should think carefully before they attempt any demonstration of their own. “They (the IOC) counseled me into what I should …

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Activists To Protest NBC On Saturday

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Sochi Olympics Head Asks IOC To Stop Bad Press About Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws

The head of the Sochi Olympics yesterday asked the IOC for help in squashing the international headlines about Russia’s anti-gay laws. Sochi organizing chief Dmitry Chernyshenko was asked at the IOC general assembly about the possible impact of the legislation that bans gay “propaganda.” He said the Russian government had made clear the law would not affect the games, and …

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IOC Responds To New York’s LGBT Pols

The International Olympic Committee has responded to a letter sent them by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other local LGBT elected officials. Their letter asked the IOC to publicly condemn Russia’s abuses of LGBT people. Here’s the IOC’s response in full: Dear representatives of the state and City of New York,  We would like to confirm receipt …

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HRC’s Chad Griffin Slams Sochi Sponsors

Image via Memeographs.

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Petition Of The Day

Over 30,000 signatures so far.

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Berlin To Hold Russia Protest

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Queer Nation Responds To Coca-Cola

Yesterday Coca-Cola issued a statement declaring their support for the LGBT community after Queer Nation staged a protest in Times Square and denounced the company’s sponsorship of the Sochi Olympics.  Today Queen Nation responds to Coca-Cola’s statement via press release: Coca-Cola made a horrendous error when it sponsored the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany. This company knows better and …

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Coke Responds To Sochi Complaints

Coca-Cola published a press release today in response to criticism over their sponsorship of the Sochi Olympics, which was protested this afternoon in Times Square by Queer Nation. As one of the world’s most inclusive brands, we value and celebrate diversity. We have long been a strong supporter of the LGBT community and have advocated for inclusion and diversity through …

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At The Coke Protest In Times Square

My pal Scott Wooledge is live-tweeting photos and I’ll add more to this post as they come in. Unfortunately there’s a thunderstorm rolling in, so give our folks extra snaps for being there.

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Editorial Of The Day

From from the editorial board of Bloomberg News: IOC pressure on South Korea’s military dictatorship helped bring about democratic elections before the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. Ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the IOC pressed China to drop its law requiring foreign journalists to get government permission before interviewing Chinese citizens. Now, the IOC should be telling Russia to …

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Australian Olympic Hopeful Comes Out

Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, 20, who hopes to compete at the Sochi Olympics, has come out, but is worried about being open at the Games. “I have a feeling that I would have to kinda go back into the closet a little bit because I don’t want to risk my, like, you know, safety, being arrested or deported. I want …

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Quote Of The Day – Jeremy Abbott

“Russia is hosting us. I’m not going to go into somebody’s house and be like, ‘Um, the way you decorate is hideous, and you need to completely redo this or I’m never coming back.’ It’s a little rude, so I don’t want to say bad things about a country that’s hosting the world, essentially. Maybe I don’t agree with their …

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Queer Nation To Protest Coca-Cola’s Sponsorship Of Sochi Olympics

Details from their Facebook page: Coke: Don’t Sponsor Hate! The Coca Cola Company is sponsoring Russian government hate at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. In June, Russia enacted its anti-gay propaganda law that bans any pro-LGBT statement in public or private and on the Internet. The Russian government has made being out and proud a crime. Coke is …

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Emergency Paint Job Coming

USA Today chuckles: There may not be a Pride House at the Sochi Olympics. Visitors and athletes may run afoul of the anti-gay laws by wearing a rainbow pin. But somehow this slipped by Russia’s anti-propaganda police: A giant rainbow Olympic building! Notice it’s not five colors of the Olympic rings. It’s the whole rainbow spectrum including indigo and violet. …

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