Violence aimed at athletes or anyone associated with the Sochi Olympics is unacceptable. The event is supposed to be INCLUSIVE and inspiring for all humankind. Gay folks should not be victimized.

David Swift is a retired veteran of the U.S.A. service who has lost many of his rights for non-violent crimes he committed in his youth. His son Dustin is an outstanding citizen fighting to support his father as the county and local governments seek to harass (today they euthanized his german shepherd as a "danger" though the dog was an older docile creature) and run him out of the county. The Swifts have very few resources and like many of us, subside on a modest life-style. This petition is started by a friends and neighbors who appreciates their neighborhood watch and concern for local citizens.

Scranton should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Balakovo is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more.

Appleton should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Kurgan is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more.

Russia's sports minister, Vitaly Murko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's archaic homophobic laws during the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. I hope our beautiful city of Flagstaff will send a clear message that violence against LGBT citizens of, and visitors to our sister city, Barnaul, the Olympic host city, Sochi, and all of Russia is unacceptable and cannot stand.

San Jose, Ca. should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Yekaterinburg is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more.

Louisville should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Perm, Russia is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more.

Claremore should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Salekhard is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more.

Russia's sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The city of Yakima should send a clear message that violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of our sister city of Derbent, Russia is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko has said that foreign nationals, including Olympic athletes and spectators, will be subject to Russia's anti-gay laws during the 2014 Winter Olypics in Sochi, Russia. The city of Long Beach should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Sochi, Russia (the rest of Russia, and international visitors) is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Albany, NY should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Tula, Oblast is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Russia's elected leaders are out of control—and we can't stand for it any longer. Russian law allows police officers to arrest tourists and foreign nationals they suspect of being homosexual, lesbian, or “pro-gay” and detain them for up to 14 days. Russia's “gay propaganda” law makes any parents who tell their children that being gay is okay, any Pride parade organizer, any health official distributing information regarding safe sex between same-sex partners, and even judges and lawyers subject to arrest or fine. Already people are being arrested, beaten, intimidated, and more. Russia’s sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, has said that foreign nationals would be subject to this law.

The city of Oakland should send a clear message that violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender citizens of Russia is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.