Apparently Russia can't suspend its anti-gay law

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http://www.joemygod.blogspot.com/2013/07/russia-co-sponsor-of-anti-gay-bill-says.html#disqus_thread

St. Petersburg legislator Vitaly Milonov of the [ruling - ed.] United Russia Party has asked the government to refrain from selectively enforcing the law on "gay propaganda," which he co-sponsored. On Friday, the International Olympic Committee informed journalists that the Russian government had assured the safety of all athletes and spectators without respect to their sexual orientation.

"I haven't heard any comments from the government of the Russian Federation, but I know that it is acting in accordance with Russian law. And if a law has been approved by the federal legislature and signed by the president, then the government has no right to suspend it. It doesn't have the authority," said Milonov in an interview with Interfax. Further, during an interview with "Ekho Moskvy" the legislator claimed that the law on "defending children from propaganda of non-traditional values," for which he lobbied, has nothing to do with "the ordinary life of adults" [whatever that means - ed.], adding that he personally doesn't know any LGBT athletes.

"I can say that the best figure-skating in the world is the Soviet school of figure skating. All of our people have been completely traditional -- I am personally acquainted with many Olympic champions. In fact I practically grew up in those families," admitted the United Russia delegate.

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I admit to not know just how Russia works so having no idea if this guy knows what he is talking about or not. But this puts a fly in the ointment of the notion that all will be well for gay attendees of the winter Olympics.