1. 2014 Winter Olympics
5 Important Pieces of the controversy surrounding Russia’s
Anti-Gay LAW & THE 2014 sOCHI oLYMPICS

2. July 4, 2007
Sochi, Russia chosen as
location
for 2014 Winter Olympics
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3. June 30, 2013
Russian President Vladamir Putin signs gay propaganda bill into law
Law makes it illegal to promote homosexuality
Countless Russians and tourists are arrested under new law
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4. August 7, 2013
Gay rights activists deliver a 320,000-signature petition to
the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland asking that Russia
repeal anti-gay law before Olympic games and urging the committee
to condemn Russia’s policy while making sure gay athletes are safe
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5. December 10, 2013
German President Joachim Gauck
says he will not attend
Sochi Olympics.
Photo Source: Copyright: Das Blaue Sofa /
Club Bertelsmann

6. December 18, 2013
President Obama appoints openly gay delegates,
including athletes Billie Jean King & Brian Boitano,
to represent the United States
while sending a message to Russia.
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