Russia's President Vladimir Putin says gay visitors will be completely safe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi - as long as they stay away from children. "We don't outlaw anything and don't nab anyone," he claims. "That's why you can feel safe and free here, but please leave our children in peace," he's added. That's in the face of Russia's anti gay propaganda law, which bans the promotion of 'non-traditional relationships' toward people under 18. Foreigners who promote anything glbti can be fined, jailed and deported. Foreign same-sex couples are also banned from adopting Russian children, as is any single person from a country such as New Zealand which has marriage equality. The Olympic Charter states that: "Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement."
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First published: Sunday, 19th January 2014 - 9:11am