Send Russia A Tweet

Do you feel powerless as you watch videos and read news articles showing what is happening to gays and lesbians in Russia these days?

Thanks to www.translate.google.com/, we can all send a message to Putin, the Olympic Committee, or anyone else we can think of to show solidarity with the LGBT community in Russia.

We have sent the following message to @Olympic_Russia @PutinRF @PUTIN_VLADIMIR @sochi2014_ru, among others.

Принцип 6: Спорт не допускает дискриминации на основании расы, религии, полиции, или по признаку пола.

The English translation reads: Principle 6: Sport does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, police, or by gender.

We hope thousands of other will do the same to show Russia how the U.S. and the world feels about their anti-gay government sanctioned discrimination.

Principle 6, a campaign inspired by the values of the Olympic charter, is a way for athletes, spectators and global supporters to celebrate the Olympic principle of non-discrimination and speak out against Russia’s anti-gay laws before the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

In Russia, you can be fined or arrested for speaking out publicly about gay, lesbian, bi or trans issues. The Principle 6 campaign uses the language of the Olympic Charter to allow athletes and fans to speak out against this discrimination during the Sochi Games without violating Russian anti-gay laws or violating the Olympic ban on political speech.

Under pressure from Athlete Ally and All Out, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that Principle 6 includes sexual orientation, but the IOC and sponsors still refuse to speak out against the anti-LGBT Russian laws.

You can tweet the IOC @iocmedia and @2014Sochi. To find others, just enter 2014 Sochi in the search window.

To send, just cut and paste the Russian translated sentence above.