Brian Boitano announces he's gay before trip to Sochi
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...announces-he-is-gay-sochi-delegation/4125427/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...announces-he-is-gay-sochi-delegation/4125427/
Huh? I thought he'd done this years ago.
By selecting openly gay athletes and no high ranking officials, Obama is making a clear statement against the Russian laws as well as increasing the visibility of LGBT athletes and the issues they, as well as the LGBT community as a whole, face. And that's as much as he can do.
How exactly is it weak? We're talking about diplomacy here, not internet avatars trolling and throwing insults at each other.
By selecting openly gay athletes and no high ranking officials, Obama is making a clear statement against the Russian laws as well as increasing the visibility of LGBT athletes and the issues they, as well as the LGBT community as a whole, face. And that's as much as he can do.
I agree.I bet this was all orchestrated by the White House, including the timong of Boitano's announcement. President Obama found the perfect vehicle for making a clear statement on human rights.