‘I’m afraid the future will be a nightmare’ | Amnesty's global human rights blog

‘I’m afraid the future will be a nightmare’ | Amnesty's global human rights blog

The Olympic torch relay arrived today in the Russian city of Sochi,
where athletes from around the world are about to compete for medals and
glory. But behind the glamour lies a disturbing tale of discrimination
and hate that has been making life increasingly worse for LGBTI people.
Amnesty's Lene Christensen recently met a young gay man in Sochi and
recounts his harrowing story here. 

 

Just days before the opening of the Sochi Olympics, activists in cities
around the world staged protests against homophobia in Russia. © PAUL
CROCK/AFP/Getty Images