Russia Rewords Olympic Truce Amid Criticism Of Anti-Gay Law

[Tx4obama]

Source: HuffPo

After lengthy negotiations with UN representatives, Russia has reworded its version of the symbolic "Olympic Truce" statement, The New York Times reports. The new document, however, doesn't directly address the issue that led it to be altered.

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This year, controversy arose because Russia's draft promised to include “people of different age, sex, physical capacity, religion, race and social status,” but not different sexual orientations.

The wording took on new significance in light of a harsh new anti-gay law Russia passed in June, which bans "propaganda" that promotes "non-traditional sexual relations" and has led to the arrest of LGBT activists. The Russian government has maintained that the law won't affect athletes or other visitors coming to the country for the Olympics.

Though the Olympic Truce doesn't usually explicitly mention gay rights, UN representatives from other countries leaned on Russia to include wording that would preclude anti-gay discrimination, according to the Times report. The updated text promises to “promote social inclusion without discrimination of any kind.”

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/14/russia-olympic-truce_n_3927723.html

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Additional article below...

Russia Is Persuaded to Alter Statement to Call for Inclusion
Here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/sports/russia-is-persuaded-to-alter-statement-to-call-for-inclusion.html

[Rebellious Republican]

1. “promote social inclusion without discrimination of any kind.”

But we are still going to beat the shit out of any body that does not conform to our homophobic ideologue.

[MADem]

6. They don't consider their stance against equality as "discrimination," though.

In fact, they regard equality as on the same plane as pedophilia, and they use that excuse as their reason for beating the shit out of young gay Russians over there. They also co-opted the "Occupy" brand to legitimize their hatred.

They're assholes.

I haven't looked at the video at this link--I don't need the cruel images--but I did read the text. Make no mistake--the policies of the Putin regime facilitate this kind of viciousness:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/occupy-paedophilia-hunting-gays-russia_n_3875223.html

I really think the USA needs rainbow colored uniforms. Fuck 'em and the bear they rode in on....

[Cha]

2. That's a start.. thanks Tx!

The eyes of the world will be on them.

[Sand Wind]

3. Ok, just for the Olympic ? Nt

[pampango]

5. And just for foreigners. I doubt that gay Russian Olympic athletes will think everything is cool

now.

[Sand Wind]

7. just for foreigner....lol....what a joke...nt

[xfundy]

4. How could anyone "promote" something that exists in humanity without "choice?"

The whole damn thing is absurd. They've copied US assholes in using Christianity as a tool of control and domination.

Fuck them. All of them. And no, not literally, except maybe with one of the goddamned guns they love so much. Perhaps a fucking rocket launcher.