#1
Posted: 8/19/13 at 6:34am
Dear Mods,
This is a very important issue to many of us. The discussions that we have here and the updates that we post mean a lot to me, and I presume other posters.
I realize that some infractions to the posting guidelines were made in the other thread resulting in its getting locked.
I humbly ask that you just delete offending posts but allow the general thread to remain.
To my friends and fellow OT posters:
There will obviously be dissenting opinions, and the tenor of the thread is bound to get heated. Please remember to just ignore those who would derail our discussions, or if you must reply, please do so within the guidelines of the board.
Lest I come off high and mighty, I fully include myself as one of the reasons the previous thread was locked.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled discussion!
Addy and PJ posted this amazing story:
Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firov won a world championship as a part of the 4x400m relay team at the IAAF track championships in Moscow. They edged out the American and British teams for the gold. While on the medal stand, they kissed to protest their own country's anti-gay propaganda laws.
This isn't the first protest of Russia's laws that penalize anyone for talking about homosexuality in front of children, but it's the most visible one done by Russian athletes. U.S. runner Nick Symmonds dedicated his silver medal in the 800m to his gay friends back home, and Swedish high jumper Emma Green Tregaro painted her nails in a rainbow in honor of LGBT pride.
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This is a very important issue to many of us. The discussions that we have here and the updates that we post mean a lot to me, and I presume other posters.
I realize that some infractions to the posting guidelines were made in the other thread resulting in its getting locked.
I humbly ask that you just delete offending posts but allow the general thread to remain.
To my friends and fellow OT posters:
There will obviously be dissenting opinions, and the tenor of the thread is bound to get heated. Please remember to just ignore those who would derail our discussions, or if you must reply, please do so within the guidelines of the board.
Lest I come off high and mighty, I fully include myself as one of the reasons the previous thread was locked.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled discussion!
Addy and PJ posted this amazing story:
Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firov won a world championship as a part of the 4x400m relay team at the IAAF track championships in Moscow. They edged out the American and British teams for the gold. While on the medal stand, they kissed to protest their own country's anti-gay propaganda laws.
This isn't the first protest of Russia's laws that penalize anyone for talking about homosexuality in front of children, but it's the most visible one done by Russian athletes. U.S. runner Nick Symmonds dedicated his silver medal in the 800m to his gay friends back home, and Swedish high jumper Emma Green Tregaro painted her nails in a rainbow in honor of LGBT pride.
Link
....but the world goes 'round
