Homophobes on Russian TV

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3 Dec

            Ran to and from a lesson this morning.  It was the first trip outside since real snow has fallen.  It was fun. But cold.  The other day as I was climbing the escalator, I passed another guy making good progress up the steps.  He was taking two steps at a time.  He was a tall, lanky fellow—probably would be very good on the Ultimate Frisbee field—who looked like what I used to call a ‘daddy long-legs’ spider.
I was hitting every step, as usual. He heard me coming up behind him and moved over a bit to let me pass.

            The next day, I decided to try two steps at a time.  I made it about 2/3 of the way taking 2 at a time, probably looking like an iguana with a hernia, and then dropped back to one at a time.  I felt like I finished quite quickly, but missed a record by a couple seconds. 

           

            Russia has a real problem with homosexuals.  They passed a law that outlaws ‘gay propaganda’ targeted at minors.  The law is written in such a way that almost anything can be deemed illegal. Almost every day, there is another story about some facet of the ‘problem.’  Here is a surprising article from the Moscow Times:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/my-clash-with-homophobes-on-russian-tv/490080.html

If you follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11KOb_Cgak  the author of this article is the thin guy who is being talked over by the host and other guests.