No Gays in Sochi, But Many Confused Straight People

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With the Winter Olympics less than two weeks away, Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov told the BBC that there are no gay residents in his city. Meanwhile, despite President Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay crackdown, Sochi’s two gay clubs are thriving. Watch Pakhomov’s comments here: