Next
year's Winter Olympics are set to take place in Sochi, Russia, where
anti-gay legislation working its way through the country’s national
parliament could make public displays of affection among same-sex
couples a crime. Neither Russian authorities nor the International
Olympic Committee have commented on the apparent conflict between the
proposed law and the Olympic commitment to nondiscrimination, but openly LGBT athletes say they worry they’ll be forced togo back into the closet to avoid running afoul of the law.
"My advice
would be: Watch what you do when you leave the Village, don't be
aggressive, don't wear a big rainbow flag fur coat," said U.S. figure
skater Johnny Weir (pictured), who spends a lot of time in Russia.