The Russian government addressed the issue of violation of human rights during the 2014 Olympics, and their laws intention is not meant to discriminate against the "LGBT(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. There will most likely be an offense against how Russia's LGBT community is being treated. Some people feel that the Russian government is trying to encourage discrimination while others feel the complete opposite. "It has been emphasized that Russia at large has a socially conservative outlook on the LGBT subject." Due to Russia's strictly enforced laws, people are having a hard time looking past their discrimination and it is making the olympics a less popular place from the local people living there.
In my opinion everyone should have a right to be who they want to be and live their life how they want to. No one should be discriminated against based on their sexuality. Everyone is a unique person and has a right to however they desire to live their life. Just because their sexuality makes them different from someone else does not mean that they should be victimized by the general public.
WORKS CITED:
- http://www.globalresearch.ca/lgbt-concerns-nbc-msnbc-and-the-2014-sochi-winter-olympics/5350101
- http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/28/sochi-winter-olympics-anti-gay-law
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