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Report: Obama To Meet With LGBT Rights Groups In Russia
President Barack Obama is set to meet with Russian LGBT rights groups as well as several other Russian human rights activists at this week's G20 summit in St. Petersburg, BuzzFeed reported Monday.
Obama cancelled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in August amid tension over the country's offer of asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The news of Obama's planned meeting with Russian LGBT activists is likely to be viewed as a jab at Putin, who signed an anti-gay law earlier this year.
From BuzzFeed:
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-to-poke-putin-in-ribs-meet-with
President Barack Obama is set to meet with Russian LGBT rights groups as well as several other Russian human rights activists at this week's G20 summit in St. Petersburg, BuzzFeed reported Monday.
Obama cancelled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in August amid tension over the country's offer of asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The news of Obama's planned meeting with Russian LGBT activists is likely to be viewed as a jab at Putin, who signed an anti-gay law earlier this year.
From BuzzFeed:
Four Russian non-governmental organizations told BuzzFeed Monday they had been invited to the meeting, scheduled for this Thursday at St. Petersburgs Crowne Plaza Hotel. The groups include veteran human rights activists Lev Ponomarev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva, legal aid NGO director Pavel Chikov, and Coming Out, a St. Petersburg-based LGBT organization. Another local LGBT group, the LGBT Network, is believed to be attending, though director Igor Kochetkov declined to comment to BuzzFeed, saying that he had been asked not to say anything.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-to-poke-putin-in-ribs-meet-with
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I would expect and am proud that he's meeting with civil rights activists there.
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#114
I'm talking about the video of the kids who were napalmed (or whatever) by planes that
pnwmom
Sep 2013
#126
That would be nice, hope it happens and with a diverese cross section of GLBT groups
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#2
I wonder how many DUers and other phony liberals are going to rally behind Putin on this one
Daniel537
Sep 2013
#3
Wow, nice commentary on this community. Even Prossense would not say shit like that.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#6
Oh please, don't try to pretend that there isn't a large group of tin-foilers here
Daniel537
Sep 2013
#8
The poster is right. I wonder also whose side some here on DU will take. My money is on
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#51
This is the same guy who invited Rick Warren to do the prayer at his inauguration...
polichick
Sep 2013
#5
I don't need the pity of someone who is actively rooting for Syrians to die.
Drunken Irishman
Sep 2013
#20
He also invited Bishop Gene Robinson to give a Benediction at his Inauguration ceremonies.
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
#21
You are wasting your time. Haters hate, that is what gives them life. Life is too complex
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#68
I think you are what's commonly referred to as a "cynic". "It's all political"? Only for those who
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2013
#41
Millions of votes were in sway when Clinton approved DADT and Bush enforced it.
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#73
Obama's support of the LGBT community is well documented and goes way back
LostOne4Ever
Sep 2013
#117
It would not surprise me if the Russians detain the LGBT rights activists and
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#37
If only I could achieve that nirvana-like state of total indifference. I bow to you, sir!
freshwest
Sep 2013
#141
I hope Obama continues to embarass Putin. Unfortunately, Russian support for this
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#75
Probably not, and is it hypocritcal, yea. Yet in the end, any attention for the
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#83
Oh please, don't get me started on the Saudi government and US foreign policy.
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#93
He isn't doing this for any other reason, than to show up Putin, not because he actually cares
Crimson76
Sep 2013
#89
I have to disagree with you on this. I think the president cares about LGBT people.
hrmjustin
Sep 2013
#111
It's just amazing how Obama can do absolutely no right for some people, and how they have
NYC Liberal
Sep 2013
#135