USMS should say Nyet to homophobia!

So, World Masters Championships for 2015 are now scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia. I, for one, am appalled at yet another event being held in a country with legislated homophobia. Isn't it bad enough that the IOC has allowed this travesty? In my opinion, USMS needs to take a stand about this and ensure that ALL USMS members can attend events safely, with their families, and without fear of persecution or prosecution. Russia is not a safe place for our LGBT members and allies to do so. Thoughts?
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  • Boycotting the Olympics and boycotting the FINA Championships are 2 totally different things.I think Olympic boycotts are a terrible idea as this article says better than I can www.cracked.com/.../ .Boycotting the 1980 Olympics is indirectly responsible for each country getting only 2 swimmers per event.The IOC and FINA shouldn't reward Russia with big events,but they do.While I have tremendous respect for athletes,I can't say the same about the ruling bodies. In the FINA championships, competitors will be spending their own money and putting it into this disreputable system. Vote with your pocketbook,don't go!!!!!!!!!
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  • Boycotting the Olympics and boycotting the FINA Championships are 2 totally different things.I think Olympic boycotts are a terrible idea as this article says better than I can www.cracked.com/.../ .Boycotting the 1980 Olympics is indirectly responsible for each country getting only 2 swimmers per event.The IOC and FINA shouldn't reward Russia with big events,but they do.While I have tremendous respect for athletes,I can't say the same about the ruling bodies. In the FINA championships, competitors will be spending their own money and putting it into this disreputable system. Vote with your pocketbook,don't go!!!!!!!!!
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