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Article

2 Dec 2013

Author:
RIA Novosti

US gay rights groups enlist Olympians, clothier for Sochi protest

...US gay rights activists...announced the launch of a clothing line aimed at protesting controversial Russian laws on homosexuality at the Winter Olympics in Sochi and have enlisted a prominent US apparel company and Sochi-bound athletes in the initiative. US clothier American Apparel will produce a branded clothing line for the “Principle 6” campaign, a reference to the Olympic Charter’s decree that discrimination based on race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is “incompatible” with the Olympic movement, gay rights advocacy groups Athlete Ally and All Out said in a statement. The campaign provides an avenue to protest a Russian law banning the promotion of non-traditional sexual relationships to minors without running afoul of law enforcement authorities in Sochi or violating the Olympic ban on political speech, Athlete Ally executive director Hudson Taylor said...American Apparel will begin selling the branded clothing for the campaign on January 1, and the organizers have enlisted 34 Olympians and professional athletes to serve as representatives for the initiative...