Olympics

Nick Symmonds started a trickle of athletes at the Track & Field World Championships speaking out against Russia's anti-gay laws.

While it will be hard for athletes to hold rainbow flags, they can hold one another's hand in solidarity with the LGBT community

Two days ago, I criticized American middle distance runner Nick Symmonds for saying he was a gay ally, yet would remain silent about Russia's anti-gay laws while competing at the World Track and Field Championships in Moscow. But after taking the silver medal in the men's 800 meters, Symmonds was not silent, telling Russia's R-Sport […]

'Gay' makes its debut on the Russian sports stage after the passing of the country's anti-gay law

Reports are flooding in hourly from around the world about the latest developments regarding Russia's anti-gay law and the Winter Olympics

President Obama today addressed the Winter Olympics in Russia in connection with the new laws that criminalize homosexual "propaganda." "I do not think it's appropriate to boycott the Olympics. We've got a bunch of Americans who are training hard, who are doing everything they can to succeed," Obama said at a White House news conference […]

The word "Gay" will be front-and-center at the triple jump competition in Moscow on Mabel Gay's uniform. What will Russia do with that?

Journalists are concerned about the coverage NBC will give to the Olympics and anti-gay laws in host Russia

Will the Russian government or the IOC take action against LGBT athletes and fans in Sochi?

"I think they understand that for most of the countries that participate in the Olympics, we wouldn't tolerate gays and lesbians being treated differently."

A boycott is ineffective and targets the wrong people. A ban of Russia from its own Games would have a powerful effect.

Names like Johnny Weir, Blake Skjellerup and Matthew Mitcham line up to oppose a boycott. Longtime activist David Mixner weighs in. Plus, the IOC thought "that's so gay" was OK.

While opposed to a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics, two Canadian Olympians marched before an estimated 650,000 people at Vancouver's pride parade Sunday to show their solidarity with LGBT athletes and opposing new anti-gay laws in Russia. Alpine skiier Mike Janyk and snowboarder Mercedes Nicoll, both of whom competed in 2006 and 2010 and […]

Last week, the International Olympic Committee said that gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi would not be subject to the new anti-gay laws passed in Russia. Not so fast. Today, Russia's sports minister said than anyone "propagandizing" for homosexuality during the Games would be subject to the law. "No one […]

NBC Sports' Mark Lazarus seems willing to wait for an incident before discussing the oppressive laws

The speed skater explains why a boycott is a terrible idea and why there is virtually no chance of the Russian government harassing him.

Next year's Winter Olympics are in Sochi, Russia, and come on the heels of Russia enacting horribly repressive laws that basically criminalize homosexuality. The laws are among the most punitive in the world and a giant step back for gay rights. Against this backdrop, gay Winter Olympians will have to consider how open they want […]

Telling athletes they cannot live out their dreams because of Russia's LGBT rights issues would be a black eye on any nation

The Kiwi Olympic speed skater strips for Gay Times

The former Olympic diver and masters world champion talked with Ross Forman