Even Russians have their version of repugicans

by Catherine Thompson

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There are no gays in Sochi, according to the Russian city's mayor.
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Sochi mayor Anatoly Pakhomov told the BBC in a story published Sunday that gays would be welcome at the Winter Olympic games in the host city, but added that homosexuality is "not accepted here in the Caucasus where we live. We do not have them in our city."
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A reporter found evidence to the contrary. BBC Panorama's John Sweeney visited a gay bar in Sochi the night before he interviewed Pakhomov.
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When pressed about the presence of gays in the city, the mayor told BBC "I am not sure, but I don't bloody know them."
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An opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, also said there were multiple gay bars in the city and told the BBC that Pakhomov's claim was laughable.

Mayor Of Sochi Says There Are No Gays In City, Despite Its Gay Bars