An Arrogant Putin’s Public Homophobia

When Putin made the comment that gays that come to Socchi for the Winter Olympics as fans or participants should leave the children alone, I was just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Putin’s small mind was definitely showing since his comment and Russia’s anti-gay law essentially equate homosexuality with pedophilia and I say shame on him. The law there has contributed to growing animosity toward gays in Russian society, with rights activists reporting a rise in harassment and abuse. Putin just refuses to answer questions about this put to him by the international community. He has also criticized the US because in some states there are still laws in the books that consider gay sex a crime. I wonder why if in Russia homosexuality was decriminalized in 1993 they still have anti-gay laws there? At least in the US the state laws Putin referred to regarding gay sex are considered unconstitutional. Seems like a very arrogant Putin wants to stir the pot or call the kettle black. Conventional wisdom might instead agree with me and think his kettle and his heart might be even blacker.