"Gay" in the News: Not So Okay in Russia?

Police detain wielder of "Gay is OKAY" banner. Russian laws presumably violate  "gay freedom".  The demonstrations apparently serve to inform the public of this grave injustice.  I suppose the demonstrations are staged with this in mind.  Most generally, I think it serves to get their pictures in the papers.  Interestingly, the Russian authorities deny that any such event occurred.

"Gay" in the News: Google Plays "Games"

Even Google affirms, from the front page of their vast data stores, that Russian Olympics are "the gayest games ever".  Not really very convincing.  Still trying to grasp how the expression of sexuality relates to Olympic competition.  The Olympics still appears to be a place where the girls are girls and the boys are boys.

"Gay" in the News: Russian "Homophobia"

Russian "homophobia" stigmatizes "gay" behavior.  What a collection of strange misnomers.