then i got to thinking. do the russian government or russian 'authorities' own stoli? no, they don't. why would boycotting stoli help gays in russia then?
it would be like foreign nations boycotting spam because they don't like the us presence in iraq. IT WOULDN'T MATTER
(horrible analogy i know stoli to spam)
i just can't see any connection between stoli and the treatment of gay people in russia.
i want to post this story anyway. i want the injustices to stop. not just in russia but everywhere.
Gays Launch Stoli Boycott over Russian Homophobic Violence
(New York, NY and San Francisco, CA) - Gay equality advocates in two American cities upset over the denial of full respect for the human rights of LGBT people in Russia, and the bloody confrontation on May 27 in Moscow as gays attempted to peacefully march, today announced they are launching a boycott of Stolichnaya vodka. Vigils will be held at two Russian consulates, where gays will pour Stolichnaya vodka in the gutter. The date for launching the Stoli boycott and vigils is Tuesday, June 5............
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