the Obama administration is sending two gay athletes to
Russia as part of the Olympics and of course they're doing that
to send a message so this will be part about its delegation
and usually %uh leaders in the United States will go Obama would go
along with his wife and with by 10
but it turns out that he's not going to do that instead he so sending day
athletes to send a message about russia's recent
anti-gay laws so this is
pretty risky in my opinion even though officials in right russia's say that
they will not take any
action against gay athletes competing in the Olympics
but I still worry because russia is not exactly
what known to follow the rules in all cases
so what do you think yet not only it's risky I mean who wouldn't want to miss
Katelyn
a k how I guess a two-time Olympic medalist in ice hockey
again there might be current athletes who happen to be gay I don't we don't
know about that
this for the delegation and I current athletes like Billy GK
Jean King the same person I was a very well-known tennis star
and she's %oh you know when activists were gay rights
et cetera I I love the mess if put puts Billie Jean King in prison
I he's if he's the
degree that I did not expect let me know that way a
like crazier than I thought he was and i think is pretty crazy
right to you he's the guy who wrestle a bear snake
ride feel stronger yeah and lucky just wiped out like half the media or
home or in Russia I had no look for putting that says he did right by snow
and it wasn't because he was looking out for liberty
yeah he was doing it for his own self interests including a message to the
united states and so that's part of the reason I brought this up because
Obama by not going im not doing this standard thing you know put saying the
president vice president for Slater et cetera
someone along those lines is also sending us know
messed us know of course it's not just back here I think this is more
about snowed in than it is about gay rights to be completely honest with you
yeah I think it's both because what then not go is partly about snowden
and then sending add to though gay athletes as part of the delegation
is clearly and you can tell me how my ass this
right I love this kinda drama it's just so funny to see world leaders do this
type of like passive-aggressive
you know act you know it's it's it's hilarious because
it's a little high school ask right at the same time I love the message that
it's sending some fully support about that
right on the gay rights gay rights i'd not about the the snow inside already
asleep right
and I but to be fair I would rather have the
leaders be passive aggressive that aggressive aggressive
at launch missiles repair school has a little bit better in that context I want
to read a really good comment by
as someone who works for the human for Human Rights First it's a shot Gaylord
and he says it sets the right tone in terms of the inclusion LGBT folks
it's just that unbelievably you know it's like a week a big coincidence that
the person who's a very
K campaign for gay rights happens to be big Gillard and at your church were all
children here okay
what difference does it make what is the name happens to be pride anyway were on
his side were on the side up
Obama sending as regards here rule to Putin
and in the end all this drums is gonna work itself out they're not going to
cancel Olympics
who's that going to arrest anyone by the way you wouldn't do it better
law is not being as gates being iight
doing gay propaganda which is to say anything this
speaks well 0 gays are gay rights et cetera
that's what you were taking we get arrested for actually although my sense
is someone like Billie Jean King who's been
a great fighter for gay rights and all human rights
which is in russia might say a thing at two in favor of gay rights yes and then
we'll see you couldn't get the ball so arrests Billie Jean yeah I think that's
the reason why I feel that it might be a little risky but
even so even if there was some sort of political speech while in russia
I don't think the Russian officials would have I'll
would have the balls to do something like that because that would lead to
many issues with the US and I we already have soured relations with them but it
would get worse
yeah but the more we say it would question whether he's got no balls
I think the more the putting is getting real yeah let you know if your ass or
whether I have no bombs loma right
so I V I gotta want to add it a time because you never know what will know
that
right and probably what we'll do is the he would no arrests Billy G and they
just seem so insane
right but he might take it out another innocent
rush index great or another gay athlete is not us
a high-profile which would be disastrous we hope that doesn't happen