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Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firov received a world championship as a part of the 4×400-meter relay staff at the IAAF monitor championships in Moscow. The edged out the American and British teams for the gold. While on the medal stand, they kissed to protest their own nation’s anti-homosexual propaganda laws.
This isn’t the primary protest of Russia’s laws that penalize anybody for talking about homosexuality in entrance of youngsters, but it surely’s probably the most seen one finished by Russian athletes. U.S. runner Nick Symmonds dedicated his silver medal in the 800 meters to his homosexual pals back dwelling, and Swedish excessive jumper Emma Green Tregaro painted her nails in a rainbow in honor of LGBT satisfaction.
Russian pole-vaulting legend Yelena Isinbayva criticized Tregaro for her protest.
“We take into account ourselves, like regular, normal folks, we simply stay boys with women, girls with boys… it comes from the historical past,” Isinbayeva mentioned.
Later, she said her comments have been misunderstood because English is not her first language. She usually speaks English to reporters.
“However let me make it clear I respect the views of my fellow athletes, and let me state within the strongest terms that I am against any discrimination in opposition to homosexual people on the grounds of their sexuality (which is against the Olympic charter).”
The words spoken by Isinbayeva are usually not nearly as highly effective as the protest of two younger ladies kissing on the medal stand. One of the reasons many LGBT sports leaders are against a boycott of the upcoming Olympics in Sochi, Russia, is as a result of more can be achieved by LGBT athletes and their allies standing atop the medal stand with pride. Ryzhova and Firov put that idea into motion in Moscow.
Russian gold medalists kiss on medal stand at world championships to protest anti-gay laws
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