there are outcries when 3rd world countries do homophobic things, too. i think russia's case is because 1) russia recently accelerated its homophobia by passin

there are outcries when 3rd world countries do homophobic things, too. i think russia's case is because 1) russia recently accelerated its homophobia by passing laws or intending to pass laws, 2) the olympic games are going to be held in russia, which brings up the question of gay athletes, 3) russia is in the news lately for a lot of things, such as for supporting the Syrian dictator, and 4) gay rights in general has received a lot more attention recently. in particular the U.S. essentially just legalized gay marriage