Russia: Kiss Off

This week in Sochi, every celebratory same-sex kiss on the winners' podium, every one-man or -woman protest*, every rainbow flag waved and pro-gay rights slogan displayed is a gesture of solidarity for those desperately under siege in Russia. Such signals will also act as a timely reminder for the global audience of the Winter Olympics of the international pledge, that: "All human beings are born equal in dignity and rights."

The Observer editorial. 

Barf!

To be fair, apart from the twee headline and conclusion, this is quite a reasoned and - rarely - non-hysterical piece.

Do I detect the authorship of one Ben Summerskill?
It does big-up Stonewall a bit...

* Eh? Think a sub may have fucked that line to buggery.