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.

People Skills

Research reveals two kinds of high school popularity, which lead to opposite outcomes

Generations

Gen X mom reenacts ‘coming home from school in the 80s’ and it couldn’t be more perfect

Skills

Man visits his empty home and discovers squatters, so he moves in with them

Culture

Software engineer tricks a car dealership chatbot into ‘selling’ him a Chevy Tahoe for $1