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   So fucking what?   
      
   Russians were pissing in all the Vodka sold in West Hollywood   
   anyway.   
      
   Russian vodka was symbolically dumped into West Hollywood's   
   curbside drains Thursday as an act of protest over the nation's   
   stringent anti-gay laws.   
      
   City leaders, bar owners and LGBT rights activists lined a Santa   
   Monica Boulevard sidewalk with Russian-branded vodka bottles in   
   hand and ceremoniously poured out the clear liquid - which was   
   actually water in order to avoid environmental impact.   
      
   The message of dissidence, however, was still clear.   
      
   "We come together to stand up against Russia's treatment of its   
   LGBT people," said bar owner Michael Niemeyer in a statement.   
   "While we can't be on the streets of Russia protesting the   
   recent anti-LGBT legislation, we can show support by not selling   
   Russian brands."   
      
   Some of the city's bar owners vowed to pull popular Russian-made   
   vodkas, including Stolichnaya and Russian Standard, from their   
   shelves, along with other vodkas containing Russian ingredients.   
      
   "We can't just stand by watching gay teenagers getting beaten in   
   the streets, police doing nothing and the entire West kind of   
   shrugs its shoulders," said West Hollywood City Councilman John   
   Duran.  "When we do nothing on issues like this, very bad   
   policies happen and very devastating consequences occur."   
      
   Public activities between homosexuals, such as hand holding,   
   wearing a rainbow pin or providing information about the gay   
   community to minors, are banned under Russia's new law. Anyone   
   caught breaking the law could face fines or jail time.   
      
   With the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in Sochi,  the   
   International Olympic Committee, athletes and activists are   
   questioning the country's policy toward gays and lesbians.   
      
   Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said the new law will be   
   enforced during the games, despite assurance from the   
   International Olympic Committee that neither athletes nor   
   visitors to the games would be subject to discrimination under   
   the law.   
      
   The contentious law was signed by President Vladimir Putin last   
   month.   
      
   http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/West-Hollywood-Leaders-   
   Dump-Vodka-Into-Gutters-in-Protest-of-Russias-Anti-Gay-Laws-   
   218003461.html   
      
                  
      
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