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Gay Rights Groups: Sochi

Sochi: Sochi #039;s unusual washrooms find a global audience on Twitter, according to Globe and Mail. 014 Gay rights groups urge athletes to use branded clothing to oppose Russias gay propaganda laws When a BBC reporter recently went to use a bathroom at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center in Sochi, he thought he was seeing double. His picture showing two toilets in one stall surprised even some Russian locals. Jan. 22 AP Video Video I m pretty sure the infamous twin toilets of Sochi were not part of Russias Olympic bid. You will have likely seen the toilets, nestled together in the Biathlon Centre more closely than two toilets should be, without benefit of a wall to guard their users modesty. A $50-billion Games brought into snickering disrepute by a $50 problem. More Related to this Story Globe editorial What the Sochi Olympics say about Russia (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.