NBC Says Brands Are Still OK With the Sochi Games, Prays They Stay That Way

No one is pulling out of the Winter Games in Russia now, but that could change in the coming months.

Russia’s new anti-gay propaganda law has prompted global backlash for the awful bias and homophobia it demonstrates, and the harassment and unfair treatment of the LGBT community it will cause. The law bans “discussion” of “non-traditional sexual relationships” with minors. Those found to have broken the law will be subject to fines and even prison.

With the world descending on Sochi in about six months for the Winter Olympic Games, calls for a boycott are getting louder.

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