Like when Google basically gave Russia the subversive middle-finger with this Google Doodle.
Google goes gay for #Sochi2014. #LGBT pic.twitter.com/WuSel1OoK2
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) February 7, 2014
And out US Olympic skater Johnny Weir followed (pink) suit.
Johnny Weir is a walking middle finger on the streets of Sochi today. An American hero. pic.twitter.com/x43zbneCb0
— Shawn Francis (@TheOffsideRules) February 11, 2014
Or when the Guardian's Moscow Correspondent wanted to point this out.
The @guardian has a rainbow G on our homepage today. Also rainbow seats here at Sochi stadium. Nothing gay, honest. pic.twitter.com/WT5bxuPV2Z
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 7, 2014
Or how the official Olympics uniform was equally as colorful.
Anyone else see the irony in the official Sochi Olympics uniform and Russia's controversial anti-gay legislation?? pic.twitter.com/IjmiUjuQoP
— Kathleen Peroff (@kathleenperoff) February 4, 2014
With matching gloves, of course.
For all the concern in Russia about LGBT rights, these official #Sochi gloves look an awful lot like rainbow flags. pic.twitter.com/tzKtrESDRe
— Matt Galloway (@mattgallowaycbc) February 7, 2014
So chic, Greece.
Team Greece rocks rainbow gloves in Sochi pic.twitter.com/iZi2Sgkfm1 (via @ellievhall)
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 7, 2014
Germany totally got the memo too.
Germany's rainbow outfits for the win http://t.co/U7oRkVQXyK pic.twitter.com/dwOLPjsCmB
— Tony Manfred (@tonymanfred) February 7, 2014
And Dutch snowboarder Cheryl Maas, one of the six openly gay athletes competing, flashed her rainbow unicorn glove to the camera.
The increasingly gay-friendly Sochi opening ceremony was also brought into question.
Here they are! Men in uniform, a Queen song, rainbow seats, and Tatu to come. #gaypropaganda pic.twitter.com/g8MDq6wgoH
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) February 7, 2014
And when an editor wrote this genius headline during a ceremony blip.
New Sochi splash: http://t.co/smb4tpROpx pic.twitter.com/KiyZth5eW4
— Chris York (@ChrisDYork) February 7, 2014
Or when Russia's "lesbian" pop duo T.a.T.u. performed.
