Prime Targets: Russian Vodka

Russian vodka: London 2012 , according to Winnipeg Free Press. NEW YORK, N.Y. - Russian vodka and the Winter Olympics in Sochi. For now, those are the prime targets as gays in the United States and elsewhere propose boycotts and other tactics to convey their outrage over Russia's intensifying campaign against gay-rights activism. An empty space on a liquor shelf where Russian vodka used to be located at The Sidetrack, a gay bar on the north side of Chicago, Monday, July 29, 2013. Many gay bars across North America have joined a campaign to stop selling Russian vodka due to anti-gay laws in Russia. The chief cause of the anger is a law signed by President Vladimir Putin last month that bans the "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" and imposes hefty fines for providing information about the gay community to minors or holding gay pride rallies. AP Photo/Scott Eisen Complete coverage of the Paralympic games in London. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.