Sochi & the Right To Be A Gay Human ... OR ... 'Gay Jock Usage In Russia'

Sometimes I wonder about the world. In this modern world, it almost seems as though - to quote songwriter Cole Porter - 'anything goes.' If we go too far, we say sorry, but in the biggest way possible, feigning sincerity, then have the gall to go on as if our extreme bad behavior did not occur in the first place. Whatever happened to just doing the right thing? What's wrong with just being honest and upfront? What happened to good ole integrity? 

Today I reflect on Russia and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. 

President Putin has an archaic take on 'non-traditional relations.' Russia's ambiguously-worded anti-gay-propaganda law, which implies gays are not to be around children, & are a danger to children, also bans talk of  gay relations in media while suggesting loosely that gays can be recruited & makes it illegal to equate gay relationships to heterosexual relationships! Well, this is a reminder to those who think the world has accepted gay people & is embracing them warmly, completely. We have not come THAT far.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you probably have a homophobe right next door, or a little further down the street. You might even work with one who smiles in your face and laughs at your jokes, all the while - behind your back - disgusted by you, 'your kind', and "what you represent" to them. There are haters. There will be haters, and all haters will not speak loudly. Some are very quiet, sneaky. All haters are DANGEROUS.

This takes us to ... of all places ... Sochi, Russia, and the Olympics. WTF are we doing there? Yes, I know. I am not ignorant to the fact that money has a hold on a great deal of what we see on the world stage. Money. The love of money. Greed. Big pay days ...

Concerning the Sochi games, do we ignore that HUGE, stinky elephant in the room called 'anti-gay', 'homophobia', 'anti-human-equality' just to play ['these all-important'] sporting games for a couple of weeks at the cost of  morality, human rights and human dignity?

To me, it seems a BIG DEAL, for countries to gather their Olympic best and fly them all the way to a foreign land whose leader has clearly stated his opposition to the human rights of homosexual people. If Mr. Putin does not believe in human equality rights for gay people, again I ask, WHY are Canada, & the United States, etc. even in Russia for these Olympic games? Sometimes you have to stand up for what is right. If (laugh!) there were no gay people in Sochi before, well there sure are NOW. Why put our athletes, reporters et al in harm's way?

Money. Money. MONEY ...?

Rare is the organization who will put the human before the dollar. Cowardice runs rampant, and many in positions of power believe it's simply easier to just grin and bear it than to take a stand against an unjust system.

Sometimes I wonder about the world.

By @SoulKirk 

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