What should have been a heartwarming kiss on a skating rink has never been more chilling.

It’s a crime to be openly gay in Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. This unacceptable discrimination is really quite staggering; here’s a bittersweet and chilling look at what this could mean for some of our athletes.

Oh no! This video’s been taken down. Here’s another post about anti-gay violence and policies in Russia, if you’d like.


CLARIFICATION: It’s a crime to have “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” in public places in Russia. Translation: If you’re LGBTQQ, it’s illegal to be yourself in public. I believe everyone should be free to live their lives openly. Hopefully, protection against this kind of discrimination will exist worldwide soon.

Family

Foster mom debunks the common “getting too attached” myth of foster parenting

People Skills

You can ‘agree to disagree’ with someone, but only one way resolves the conflict

Nature

Wildlife researchers discover tigers doing something we previously thought went against their very nature

Culture

A 1966 note addressed to James Bond was sealed in a castle fireplace. The mystery got solved.