If you're not straight and white, I'd advise staying as far from Eastern Europe as you can.
Just to use the Czech Republic as an example, if they banned the production of gay porn, they would cut out about 28.3% of their GDP. That is a significant chunk of change.
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Deputy Mayor presented a proposal on behalf of Jon Gnarr, the mayor, the city council meeting yesterday to revise or terminate the partnership agreement Reykjavik and Moscow. It means that the mayor proposes to formal political and cultural relations with Reykjavik Mosvku be fragmented.
The minutes of the city council says verbatim:
"In light of the developments that have taken place in recent years in matters of gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia borgarlögmanni, Human Rights and the mayor's office and borgarritara entrusted to propose amendments to or termination of Agreement Reykjavik and Moscow, in consultation with Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "sister cities" in the city's management, William Th. Vilhjálmsson 2007. Cooperation agreement in question provided for the extensive cooperation between the two cities. Both William and before Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir have visited the city in formal talks.
The case was deferred at the meeting that took place yesterday.
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i am just asking this for a friend (as noted i really like the picture above), but what if your friend is straight, but his boyfriend is not. Who gets arrested?
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I think the whole world should cut all relations to that ****ty, backwards, corrupt hell hole. Honestly, no offense to any Russian CP'ers, but what a horrible, horrible country.
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Yeah, other than the ability to buy designer goods in Moscow, Russia rates very low in pretty much every quality of life indicator. First world indeed.
http://grapevine.is/News/ReadArticle...ip-With-Moscow
Reykjavík To End Relationship With Moscow
12.7.2013 Words by Catharine Fulton
A proposal has been submitted on behalf of Mayor Jón Gnarr to end Reykjavík’s partnership with Moscow, on account of the Russian capital’s stance on gay rights.
The proposal was put forth during a City Council meeting yesterday, Vísir reports. Should the proposal pass it would effectively terminate all political and cultural relations between Reykjavík and Moscow.
“In light of the developments that have taken place in recent years in matters of gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Russia, the Human Rights Office and the Mayor’s Office have entrusted the deputy mayor to propose amendments to the existing agreement between the two cities or terminate it all together following consultation with the Foreign Ministry,” read the minutes from the City Council meeting.
In 2007 Reykjavík and Moscow became sister cities, an agreement that would see the municipalities exchanging information, and cooperate on policies regarding youth and family.
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I've always wanted to go to St. Petersburg. Russia is one of those places that I'd like to visit and then very quickly get out of. Now...they just don't want me to leave!
As John Oliver from the Daily Show said, "nothing reduces instances of homosexuality like a lengthy jail term.”
I'm probably in the minority here but I would fully support a boycott of the games.
This was one of the first things I thought upon reading the details of this law yesterday. Maybe a poll could be added? I suspect that if we are in the minority, it isn't a small minority.
EDIT: The story I read suggested that public displays of affection, the display of pro-gay symbols i.e. rainbow flags, or even hand-holding could result in a fine or detention. So while it doesn't really make it much better if that isn't the case, the actual extent of the government action to curtail public gayness may be a tipping point for whether a boycott is warranted.
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