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In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, gay activists Hudson Taylor, right, Founder and Executive Director of Athlete Ally, and board member Robert Smith, left, meet with locals at the Mayak cabaret, the most reputable gay club in Sochi, Russia, host to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Russia adopted a law last year, prohibiting vaguely defined propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations and pedophilia. The legislation makes it illegal to disseminate information to children even if it merely shows that gay people are just like everybody else. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, Andrei Sarkisian, second from right, who goes by the stage name of Miss Zhuzha, gets ready backstage before a performance at the Mayak cabaret, the most reputable gay club in Sochi, Russia, host to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Russia adopted a law last year, prohibiting vaguely defined propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations and pedophilia. The legislation makes it illegal to disseminate information to children even if it merely shows that gay people are just like everybody else. (AP Photo/David Goldman)