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Chris Pine has joined the calls for the US to do more to protest against Russia's draconian anti-gay laws in the run-up to the showpiece Sochi Winter Olympics, which are due to begin next month.Chris Pine has joined the calls for the US to do more to protest against Russia's draconian anti-gay laws in the run-up to the showpiece Sochi Winter Olympics, which are due to begin next month.
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While promoting his new film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Pine said: "I think we should do more than just send gay Olympians there ... What's happening there in terms of gay rights or the lack of it is extraordinary and awful."While promoting his new film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Pine said: "I think we should do more than just send gay Olympians there ... What's happening there in terms of gay rights or the lack of it is extraordinary and awful."
This is a reference to the US's decision to send openly gay tennis star Billie Jean King to Sochi as head of the US delegation, along with skater Brian Boitano and ice hockey player Caitlin Cahow.This is a reference to the US's decision to send openly gay tennis star Billie Jean King to Sochi as head of the US delegation, along with skater Brian Boitano and ice hockey player Caitlin Cahow.
Russia passed laws in June 2013 banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" – in effect outlawing any public demonstration of support for gay rights – and the increasingly hostile atmosphere towards the LGBT community has seen numerous hate crimes and acts of discrimination. This has also extended to the film world, with the high profile LGBT festival Bok o Bok (Side by Side) being forced to fend off legal attacks on its funding,Russia passed laws in June 2013 banning "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" – in effect outlawing any public demonstration of support for gay rights – and the increasingly hostile atmosphere towards the LGBT community has seen numerous hate crimes and acts of discrimination. This has also extended to the film world, with the high profile LGBT festival Bok o Bok (Side by Side) being forced to fend off legal attacks on its funding,
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