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The right-wing representative launched a campaign following Angela Carini's loss to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who conservatives were falsely claiming is a transgender woman.
Russian president Vladimir Putin told national sports officials today that his administration will 'do everything' to make sure LGBT athletes and spectators are 'comfortable' at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Lesbian Russian journalist Masha Gessen participated in a roundtable discussion on CNN last week, where she continued her outspoken opposition to her home country's increasingly violent and far-reaching crackdown on LGBT people.
In an effort to raise awareness about growing hostility towards LGBT people in Russia, activists protested outside the Russian Consulate in San Francisco on August 3, reports ABC.
I like a good boycott. Chick-fil-A's CEO is an unabashed antigay donor? Fine, I don't need his deep-fried, sodium-chicken anyway. We even un-registered from Target for my 2010 wedding and switched to Bed Bath & Beyond because the CEO had donated to an antigay organization. The spouse and I are gangster like that. Quite frankly, I can thoroughly live the rest of my life without Russian vodka. I'm more of a craft beer or tiny winery type of gal, anyway.
They and hundreds of others have signed on to a pro-inclusion letter.
We're not letting Vladimir Putin rain on our parade. To us, these women deserve the gold.
