A reader adds to juxtaposition of Putin and gay Tchaikovsky:
And let us not forget that Sochi’s opening ceremonies also featured the reunion of Russian pop duo t.A.T.u. – you know, the musical act whose name is shorthand for “this girl loves that girl”, who were marketed as lesbians, who frequently performed holding hands and were often photographed … doing other things, and whose video for “All the Things She Said” [seen above] would unquestionably be classified as textbook “homosexual propaganda” nowadays. And to top it all off, Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina are well-known supporters of LGBT rights. (I wonder if they still are, or if someone “got them” after all.)
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