Recently the United States politely but very publicly pressured Russia to turn over Edward Snowen, who, in the name of protecting human liberties from an overreaching government, exposed the NSA secretly spying on its citizens. That one man, Snowden, was worth the US making waves in the global media. So where's the US on pressuring Putin for this villainous activity?

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial law that punishes people for “homosexual propaganda.” The law fines people—including tourists—up to 200,000 rubles ($6,240 CDN) for “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations.”

So what is considered pro-gay? Anything from gay-affirmative speech to hand-holding; even displaying a rainbow flag alongside a maple leaf on your backpack is illegal. Recently in southern Russia, there were complaints that Elton John’s stage outfits fell under “gay propaganda.” While LGBT are being told they are unwelcome in Russia, with such vague definitions, one wonders if anyone who even looks like they might be gay could also be fined or deported from the country.

Maybe US officials have taken issue with this, but I haven't seen them do it—certainly not make a full-court press like we know they can. Personally I agree with this most of these folks: Next year the US should boycott the Winter Olympics in Russia. At the very least, as an act of protest, all the American Olympic snowboarders should strip down and hold hands.