Putin says no discrimination of gays in Russia
Source: Associated Press (8 hours ago)
VALDAI, Russia (AP) President Vladimir Putin denied Thursday that gays face discrimination in Russia, saying that a new law that has drawn protests worldwide does not infringe on their rights.
Putin on Thursday maintained that the law bans only "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors." He argued that it is "no infringement on the rights of sexual minorities" and insisted that European laws allowing gay marriage contribute to population declines.
The Russian law has prompted calls for boycotts of the 2014 Winter Olympics hosted by Russia in Sochi.
Putin said while some European nations have allowed gay marriages, "the Europeans are dying out ... and gay marriages don't produce children."
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-no-discrimination-gays-russia-165001806.html
Yeah, OK.
ncrainbowgrrl
(18,968 posts)He must be missing the definition of the word "discrimination."
Behind the Aegis
(54,064 posts)That was an excellent response! Spot on!
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Jews caused the 'rumors' about discrimination in Hitler's Germany. They denied there was any discrimination and blamed the Jews for the 'rumor'. The IOC did this. The US team refused to allow Jews to compete. The US did this. Is it really funny? I don't think so.
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the great liar ! He also said that he wants to create a democracy in Russia , lol . If he were Pinocchio , his nose would extend to the ends of the world . NEVER believe a word he utters , ever .
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,064 posts)Oh wait, you are engaging in logical fallacies. My mistake. What a let down.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,064 posts)Jkid
(1,524 posts)Fuck you Tsar Putin. The only reason why your lackeys created and passed the bill is to maintain political control.
sakabatou
(42,204 posts)fujiyama
(15,185 posts)"there are no gay people living in Iran".
Putin's nuts.
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)Apparently they think the anti-libel law that they passed, which is quite stringent, would prevent anyone from falsely accusing someone of being gay, so if you're not gay, you're not going to be persecuted. Except if you are gay, you can get persecuted without violating the anti-libel law, except, this is where it falls apart, if you are openly gay about it, thus circumventing people calling you gay and embracing your identity, you wind up getting prosecuted under the anti-gay propaganda law!
In other words you can be called gay day and night, but you can't say "yeah, sure, that's who I am!" It is truly insane.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)well maybe the Westboroers but that about it
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)That right there is textbook.
Celefin
(532 posts)you know I love you... but sometimes... just sometimes... I mean.. really.
I'd say fuck you now, but that is an action that also doesn't produce any children so there's that.
*sigh*
David__77
(23,636 posts)Among all, not just heterosexual couples.
I actually see the very faintest bit of hope in his statement, as he is concerned enough to attempt to state something other than "homosexually is intrinsically evil," or something preposterous such as that it is against the Russian national character.
What is required is for SOME political force in Russia, probably a minority within an existing party or parties, to take an at least moderately reformist attitude toward the issue. Right now, only one legislator did not support the anti-homosexuality law that was passed. I believe that continued attention to the issue will result in a breakthrough ultimately. Putin and Russian politicians cannot claim that gay and lesbian people are some Western phenomenon - China currently has better conditions for gay people than does Russia.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)The IOC sent Mr Brundage to investigate, he concluded that the charges of discrimination were a conspiracy to harm Hitler, hatched by the press and the Jews. Yes indeed. The US team took Jewish members to Berlin but did not allow any of them to compete.
They are doing the same thing this time. Obama and everyone says 'we have to go to Sochi for the athletes, the gay stuff is not important'.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)LibertyLover
(4,788 posts)according to one of their ministers a few weeks ago, they don't have gays in Russia since he doesn't personally know any. Ipso facto, there can be no discrimination!
William769
(55,150 posts)Now changing to what a fucking lying asshole! Which it should have been all along.