Winter Olympics: Putin cautions gay visitors to Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin said homosexuals would be welcome in Sochi for the Olympics but warned them against spreading "gay propaganda".

According to BBC News on the 27 January 2014 Anatoly Pakhomov, the mayor of Sochi, host of the Winter Olympics, said there were no gay people in the city.

BBC News, 17.01.14: Homophobia spreads in Russian media http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25778272

The Guardian, 17.01.14: Vladimir Putin: gay people at Winter Olympics must 'leave children alone' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/vladimir-putin-gay-winter-olympics-children

The New York Times, 17.01.14: Gays Can Be ‘Relaxed and Calm’ at the Olympics, Putin Says http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/world/europe/lgbt-olympics-putin-russia.html

BBC News, 18.01.14: Homophobia and intimacy in a Russian sauna http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25776162

Deutsche Welle, 18.01.14: Putin says gay 'propaganda' law not discriminatory http://dw.de/p/1At0z

Euronews, 18.01.14: ‘Welcome’ but warned – Russia’s Putin cautions gay visitors to Sochi http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/18/welcome-but-warned-russia-s-putin-cautions-gay-visitors-to-sochi/

BBC News, 19.01.14: Winter Olympics: Putin 'friendly' with gay people http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25799499

The Guardian, 19.01.14: Bribe-free and gay-friendly: Vladimir Putin's version of the Sochi Olympics http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/19/winter-olympics-2014-sochi-vladimir-putin-russia

BBC News, 27.01.14: Sochi 2014: No gay people in city, says mayor http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25675957

The Guardian, 30.01.14: Olympians urge Russia to reconsider 'gay propaganda' laws http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/30/olympic-athletes-russia-repeal-anti-gay-laws

BBC News, 05.02.14: Sochi 2014: Gay rights protests target Russia's games http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26043872

ESO: Background information: Anti-Gay Law: Shunning Sochi Hurts Olympians, Merkel Says http://www.europeansources.info/record/anti-gay-law-shunning-sochi-hurts-olympians-merkel-says/

The Guardian, 09.02.14: Despite anti-gay laws, it's business as usual in Sochi's Mayak bar http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/sochi-olympics-anti-gay-laws-mayak-bar-sochi

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 12.02.14: Gay rights are the new front line in the culture clash between Russia and the West http://bit.ly/NA2LXf

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