American Runner Dedicates Moscow Silver Medal To His Gay Friends Amid Russia's Anti-Gay Crackdown

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http://www.businessinsider.com/nick-symmonds-criticizes-russias-gay-laws-before-olympics-2013-8



American track and field star Nick Symmonds has become the first athlete to criticize Russia's new anti-gay laws while competing on Russian soil.

After he won a silver medal at the World Championships yesterday, Symmonds told R-Sport he was dedicating the win to his gay and lesbian friends.

He said, "As much as I can speak out about it, I believe that all humans deserve equality as however God made them. Whether you're gay, straight, black, white, we all deserve the same rights. If there's anything I can do to champion the cause and further it, I will, shy of getting arrested."

Five months before the Winter Olympics in Sochi, worries continue to grow about how the laws will impact athletes.



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[MADem]

1. He's a good guy, sticking his neck out like that.

I don't blame him for not wanting to get arrested in that hellhole, though.

[William769]

2. Good!